Practice Management

Job interviews for physicians should be more about confirmation, and less about exploration – unlike other professions. But at the interview, physicians should focus intently on obtaining comprehensive answers to these two questions.

One of the key goals of accountable care organizations (ACOs) could put these new models of healthcare delivery in greater danger of being hit with malpractice lawsuits, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

[VIDEO] Topics: Healthcare photo-sharing app Figure 1 released, no financial benefit from ACOs, care coordinators reduce costs, more.

Many physicians see Twitter as a way to develop a global connection among colleagues in a variety of specialties. Here is a subjective list of 10 internists who offer unique and engaging content to their followers.

This list highlights the 20 medical institutions that are the top producers of primary care graduates by percentage of total graduates, citing data from a recent study in Academic Medicine.

Maintenance of Certification requirements have sparked intense debate among primary care providers, but that won't stop Medicare penalties from going into effect in 2015 for non-compliers.

An accurate valuation of the business remains vital for financial and retirement planning, but valuation methods vary widely.

Meeting the cost of converting a small practice to electronic health records requires a close examination of all other practice expenses.

A reader disagrees with a previous letter-writer's view that electronic health records benefit medical practices.

A surgeon at a Maine hospital has performed what's being touted as the first surgical procedure broadcast using Google Glass.

While the old adage, “It’s not what you know; it’s who you know” doesn’t always ring true, networking frequently plays a vital role in a physician’s career search.

The perceived current and future shortage of primary care physicians has been attracting lots of attention from U.S. health policymakers, but a recent policy brief from the Graham Center suggests the U.S. is facing a bigger primary care problem: an uneven distribution of physicians.

For physicians who share that "Don't-Tread-On-Me" mindset, a recent report from nonprofit group The Physicians Foundation can be seen to represent a laundry list of what's ailing the medical profession.

3D printing could lead to new practical and tiny medical implants thanks to a Harvard team developing 3D printed micro-batteries.

A group of more than 40 electronic health records developers made headlines recently when they announced an "EHR Developer Code of Conduct" that outlined plans to enhance patient safety, data portability, system interoperability and security. But not everyone in the health IT industry was so impressed.

Oct. 14, 2014, is the compliance date for ICD-10. That looming deadline has many physicians anxious about the amount of training that will be required. In the Medical Economics webinar, “ICD-10 Expert Views on Preparation,” three panelists discussed some of the major implementation concerns for physicians and offered advice to help them get started.

In healthcare, climbing up the career ladder takes time and hard work. But Allan Cacanindin, Senior Executive Vice President of Client Services for Cejka Search, a physician and health executive recruitment firm, says physicians can easily take small steps to advance their career.

Medical app usage in a medical practice was much higher among smartphone users (51% daily) than tablet users (30% daily), according to a report from American EHR Partners.

More than two-thirds (67%) of physicians who participated in an ACO last year reported no personal financial benefit, such as a bonus or shared savings agreement, as a result of their participation, according to a survey of about 3,500 physicians from a healthcare staffing firm.

One innovative Florida primary care practice has innovated to optimize care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions - increasing patient satisfaction, boosting the amount of time doctors and patients spend together, improving patients' medication adherence, and achieving lower rates of hospital use than its peers, according to Health Affairs.

Effective management of Type 2 diabetes usually requires a multi-pronged approach that includes drug therapies and lifestyle changes. Patient adherence to a plan is the main challenge for primary care physicians.

Hospital systems primarily led the initial movement to form ACOs, but physician groups now have surpassed them as the most common sponsoring entity among all ACOs.

Physicians with busy practices need to carefully consider whether to add a new provider, and if so, whether the provider should be another physician or a midlevel.

Learn the guidelines for submitting claims for Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit

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