Opinion

As a growing body of research suggests a link between oral health and chronic health conditions, the benefits of physician-dentist partnership become even clearer.

While Republicans have pulled the American Health Care Act (AHCA) after failing to gather enough support for its passage, physicians can expect little to change-for now.

The physician community has a simple message for payers: Let doctors be doctors.

Stop hating EHRs and do this

Most physicians have plans for responding to computer system failures, but many don’t revisit those disaster recovery/business continuity plans with any regularity.

How practicing physicians can help rebuild the next generation of doctors

Successful payer negotiations require preparation, persistence and a bit of salesmanship

An inside look at what drives insurers to refuse to negotiate, require more prior auths and deny claims

Staying the course is the best option

Despite recent moves to streamline the prior authorization process, physicians still struggle mightily as they jump through payers’ hoops.

11 strategies for turning rejection into revenue

Whether it’s to expand the office, upgrade technology or buy new equipment, a physician’s credit scorewill determine how much funding for which you’re approved.

Payer negotiations made simple.

Walgreens and CVS pharmacy chains are aggressively developing primary care venues within their stores. Their approaches are similar yet different, although the underlying strategy is the same for both.

Loud and clear warnings forecasting the current shortage of primary care physicians in the United States date back to the early 2000s.

For the first time, Medical Economics has polled doctors to get to the heart of the payer-physician disconnect.

The newly discovered antibodies can fight nearly every strain of HIV in existence, according to study authors.

Between public skepticism on vaccinations and provisions of the American Health Care Act, some representing physicians are voicing concern.

This post is in rebuttal to the blog post by Dr. Monya De, "White men need to do their part and make healthcare safe again."

For the first time, Medical Economics has polled doctors to get to the heart of the payer-physician disconnect.

While leaders in healthcare are pushing for an era of digital care, many providers on the frontlines have remained silent observers.

Early data shows promise in “real-world” effectiveness.

Physicians have a “good, effective, safe therapy available” for hepatitis C virus genotype 6 patients, says researcher.

AI will be an increasingly important player in healthcare IT, with better medical care being an expected benefit.

Systems allow physicians and their patients to more easily identify relevant studies, although working such alerts into workflow can be challenging

From calling it “a step backward” to “complex and confusing,” primary care physicians told Medical Economics they have doubts about GOP healthcare reform plans.

New research shows executives want to invest in enhancing their systems as population health’s role grows.

As small practices ramp up their population health management programs, here’s how they can get the most out of those efforts.

The details of what will come when the Affordable Care Act is repealed are not yet finalized, however high on President Donald Trump's list on healthcare reform is the idea that patients should have the ability to compare prices before they decide on a doctor or facility for their healthcare.

Electronic health records (EHR) have the ability to transform the current healthcare system into a place of efficiently executed, high-quality, and patient-centered medicine, but only if physicians know how to use these systems to their maximum potential.