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Understanding the nuances in E/M coding

Securing LTD coverage can be complicated, confusing and expensive. But insurance experts, advisers and physicians who’ve suffered injury or illness all agree: Doctors need it.

Even if physicians aren’t convinced that mobile health (mHealth) apps are worthwhile, many of their patients are.

In the complicated healthcare system in the U.S., one thing remains clear: retaining the clinical talent needed to deliver high-quality patient care is essential.

Failure to recommend genetic testing could put doctors at risk

Keeping in mind that the core mandate of value-based care is shifting accountability to providers for the holistic quality and cost of the care they deliver, five shortcomings of legacy EHRs become apparent.

The important differentiating characteristics patients seek in a primary care physician may not be what you'd expect.

In our Coding Case Studies, we will explore the correct coding for a specific condition based on a hypothetical clinical scenario.

Older adults in the United States are sicker and more likely to skip treatment than senior patients in 10 other developed countries, according to an international survey by the Commonwealth Fund.

Just as the medical profession strives to manage health and disease risks to ensure sound health, the estate planning profession strives to manage risks to ensure a client and his or her family's financial health and wellbeing.

This year, Washington, D.C., was once again the epicenter of the debate about the future of healthcare in America.

An HHS spokesperson told Medical Economics that Anne Schuchat, MD, formerly principal deputy director, is now the acting director of the CDC. With a background in internal medicine, here are five other facts physicians should know about the new head of the agency.

Read on to find out the top 10 metros physicians get the biggest pay raises.

Physicians have a big challenge when it comes to managing online reviews: HIPAA. Although patients may say whatever they like, doctors are bound by HIPAA not to release certain information, and the lines can be blurry.

The Overbilling Conundrum.

Although these numbers are common and, most likely, first-hand knowledge among providers, they continue to frustrate medical practices year after year.

New research suggests that just because patients like their provider doesn't mean they will stay with the practice

As a healthcare provider, if you're not on social media by now, you should seriously consider it.

There's no one-size-fit all solution, but there are common strategies practices can take to adapt to value-based programs.

Physicians’ ongoing struggle to gain much-needed patient data is just that: ongoing.

With electronic health records (EHRs) proving to be incompatible and interoperability still a long way off, some have suggested that moving ownership of patient records to the patient via a cloud-based portal or other universally accessible system might be the answer.

Searching for answers as the industry moves away from fee-for-service

Clarifying the usage of evaluation and management codes

The transition to value-based payments raises an important question: What role, if any, will relative value units (RVUs) play in physician reimbursement in the future?