Practice Management

A pilot to test the effects of a technology-based quality improvement program on physician participation, value to practices, rapid-cycle learning, and patient outcomes has been launched by the American College of Physicians.

Medical Economics readers discuss ICD-10 and the fact that there's no reason to implement it with ICD-11 around the corner.

Are you worried about your patients' privacy as your practice becomes increasingly paperless? Learn how to protect against breaches.

A look at a new online tool that helps set up EFT enrollment in one process.

Cuts to Medicare and other services will not only cost healthcare jobs; they also are putting financial pressure on doctors.

A look at mobile software that helps engage patient in their care, while reducing paper-based registration.

A look at an e-signature solution that helps patients breeze through registration.

For a long time, buying real estate was a solid investment and even a potential way to fund retirement. Here's why you need to be careful with how you invest.

This month's question focuses on the codes for complex chronic care coordination. Find out the answer to this pressing coding question.

Quality measurement and quality improvement efforts in the outpatient setting have neglected critical areas of high-quality care, according to one physician.

You may have a point if you complain about the inadequacy of the electronic health records systems on the market, according to a new report from healthcare research firm KLAS.

Young, minority women are more likely to have their primary care needs met by the obstetrician/gynecologist, according to new research from Montefiore Medical Center.

Most physicians agree that Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) - the formula the program uses to determine health provider reimbursement - is broken, but what's less clear is how to fix it.

The Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013, introduced to Congress today, is designed to address critical operational problems that exist with the Medicare recovery audit program and ensure that Medicare recovery auditing is efficient, transparent, and fair, according to its co-sponsors in the House of Representatives.

Accountable care organizations aim to control healthcare costs, enhance quality in healthcare, and improve population health. But what does "improving population health" really mean? This is the question asked in a viewpoint article in the March 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Increased awareness of obstructive sleep apnea in the 1990s has resulted in a steady demand and, therefore, long waits at specialty sleep centers. But a new report indicates that, when trained properly, primary care physicians can provide the same level of clinical care as sleep center specialists.

Medical groups reported an uptick in the rate of physician turnover in 2012, as the vast majority of groups who responded to a survey plan to hire more primary care physicians this year.

Patient engagement may very well be the blockbuster drug of the 21st century, and it's also the guiding principle behind the "Ambulatory Practice of the Future."

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) was the top ranked medical school for primary care in 2013, unseating the University of Washington from last year’s ranking, according to U.S. News & World Report .

Medical student interest in primary care seems to be increasing, but more is needed to address the needs of the healthcare system, say organizational leaders.

Despite earlier research to the contrary, a new observational study reveals no difference in the quality of care provided or the healthcare costs incurred by either male or female physicians.

As an increasing number of primary care physicians treat allergies and asthma to meet patients' demand for services, a new organization has officially launched to serve them.

Family practices top all other specialties as the most in-demand acquisition targets in the eyes of hospital executives, according to a recent survey by a healthcare staffing firm.

Physicians believe that patients should be able to update their electronic health records but should not be able to have full access to them, according to a new survey by Accenture.

A quick look around the Web reveals that most in the medical field view Google Glass with lots of optimism, believing that it holds the potential to increase efficiency, reduce medical errors, help educate students, and enhance collaboration and teamwork among medical providers.

A lack of progress on health information exchange is preventing the United States from fully realizing the benefits of health information technology (HIT), leaving HIT's promise "largely unfulfilled," according to an editorial published in JAMA.

This month we're focusing on ways to test ICD-10 in 2013.

Here is a sample social media policy as written by the National Labor Relations Board, which you can adapt to your situation.

Medical Economics has a new Business of Health series designed to help primary care physicians tackle population health issues in their practices.

Medicaid expansion, health insurance exchanges, medical homes, and healthcare workforce issues were the topics when Daniel J. Derksen, MD, professor and chairman of the public health policy and management section of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, recently spoke with Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA.