Opinion

There has been much published in both the medical and lay press about the magnitude of errors in medicine. This is a contentious subject with wildly variable results most likely due to the difficulties associated with the many and varied complexities of clinical medicine.

Price will protect physicians from medical liability

With no sign of slowing, it’s essential for practices to develop strong, automated patient payment strategies to stay financially healthy.

One of President Donald Trump’s first-day priorities-a complete repeal of the Affordable Care Act-remains unfulfilled as we pass his first month in the White House.

Weighing new services

The goal of transitional care management (TCM) codes is to achieve increased involvement of primary care physicians (PCPs) in order to improve patient care and reduce mistakes in care coordination that can lead to readmission.

With rapid change coming from the nation’s capital, doctors are wondering what it means to their practices

A 3-step program to better investing

New CDC guidelines suggest greater immunization rates, so practices should review programs

Health IT change is coming to nursing facilities and home health agencies, fixing a problem for physicians

Most physicians in America know all about medical malpractice risks, but many are unaware of another type of liability exposure: retirement plan malpractice.

Physicians should prepare for uncertainty coming out of Washington, D.C. because President Donald Trump is poised to shake up healthcare policy, says Robert Doherty, senior vice president for governmental affairs and public policy for the American College of Physicians (ACP).

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Previous estimates based on cause of death on death certificates underestimated the problem.

A genetic predisposition to having increased abdominal fat increased risk for diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study.

The new bill looks to change how healthcare is financed for people who do not have insurance through their employer, and would eliminate the mandate requiring all Americans to carry health insurance.

While the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) among healthcare providers is here, the dramatic boost in efficiency across the healthcare system that was supposed to accompany this shift has yet to be fully realized.

Earlier this month, federal judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled against the proposed $54 billion merger between Anthem and Cigna, the second- and third-largest commercial health insurers in the country.

Yes, white women voted for Trump in large numbers as well, but, across the country, the Republican leadership primarily relies on the votes of white men. For now, this is the group that is most powerful when it steps up.

For over a decade, we have seen the steady rise of consumerism in healthcare. Far more than an emerging trend, it is now something that will dramatically alter the U.S. healthcare delivery system...for the better.

Waves of predictions about the health IT industry roll in at the end of every year. But how accurate were they in 2016?

Physicians have mixed feelings about Donald Trump’s nominee.

For physicians, this sort of uncertainty is business as usual.

Afraid for the future of primary care

Physicians can violate federal law simply by replying to a negative review

A look at apps that can help physicians in the transition to value-based Medicare reimbursement

A small crack is developing in the long-standing federal prohibition against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) involvement in efforts to improve matching patients with their medical records

Focus on patients not payers

Navigating opportunities & landmines

Physicians can boost revenue by learning how to correctly use procedural codes unveiled in 2017