Practice Management

The guideline offers new recommendations for the prescription of opioids for children and adolescents with symptoms of acute pain.

Are retail giants still a threat to the primary care practice?

A new report determined the importance of communication in patients’ outcomes and emotional states.

When primary care practices are being strangled by market forces beyond their control, the fastest way to counter those forces is to quickly generate more revenue.

Two experts discuss The Physicians Foundation and its efforts to affect the factors that affect health outside the doctor's office.

Study suggests a way to use EHRs to develop relationship before patients arrive for an exam.

Study reveals disproportionate struggles for women in prime working and childbearing years

The approach offers bilingual support, mailed outreach, and no-cost screening.

Low-carbohydrate diet may help type 2 diabetes patients improve beta-cell function, research shows

The generational divide can be a source of friction between coworkers.

What physicians need to know about the looming labor shortage and how to prepare for it.

Eve Cunningham, MD, chief of virtual health and digital care at Providence and founder of MedPearl, joins the podcast to discuss challenges with patient management and workflow.

By envisioning this next-generation patient experience, we can see how a fully connected and collaborative ecosystem powered by innovation at every care touchpoint can deliver an integrated, intelligent experience that benefits patients and providers.

AMGA posts survey results forecasting effects on patient services if reduction happens in 2025.

While it can be tempting to opt for the lowest-price interpreting service, that decision could compromise service quality and incur higher costs in the long run.

Patient engagement is about involving the patient in their own care. So use one of your key tech tools - your EHR - to help boost that involvement.

Inaccurate measurements could lead to potential overdiagnosis of hypertension, according to research.

Medication adherence starts with meeting patients in the moments that matter.

Who do you want on your team, the go-getters or the gunnas?

Study finds widespread racial and socioeconomic inequities in denied preventive care claims

The relationship between patients and providers lays the foundation of each patient's care experience.

A simple fix can solve a lot of complex problems for medical practices

There is a correlation between poor communication and increased risk of litigation

How physicians can help close the awareness gap and support families to screen for type 1 diabetes

Primary care doctors have an immediate opportunity to improve treatments as a wave of patients with ASD transitions from pediatric to adult care.

American Academy of Family Physicians announces new president, supporting leadership as part of annual meeting.

Report found that payers continue to deny claims at an alarming rate

Private equity investment or hospital ownership can offer management advantages. Yet doctors are opting for something else: autonomy.

The evolving criteria for coverage mean physicians will need to stay informed and help patients navigate their options during Medicare Open Enrollment