Practice Management

Thinking about joining a hospital-owned physician practice? Find out what questions you should ask before making this decision.

Clasifying a part-time employee can pose a challenge. Discover the distinctions to be made between employee and independent contractor.

The go-live date for ICD-10 may be pushed back further, to October 2014. Even so, one expert says you should start making the change sooner rather than later.

Is the Patient-Centered Medical Home model everything it's cracked up to be? It's too soon to know for sure.

As if your waiting room isn't crowded enough already, a new study predicts that the shortage of primary care physicians (PCP) could be made even worse by President Barack Obama's proposed budget.

Not enough of you are presenting your coronary stent patients with ways to avoid the procedure, according to a new study.

If your practice operates as an S corporation, you'll want to know which misclassifications are especially concerning to the IRS.

Stark II rules play an important part in determining relationships between physicians and hospitals. See what you need to know about them.

No one likes to be audited by the IRS. See why operating your practice as a corporation could lessen the risk.

Inherited IRAs come with their own set of rules. Learn why you should start withdrawiing funds from the account soon after inheritance.

If your office is filled with performance charts counting prescriptions written, surveys scored, smokers counseled, or flu shots administered, you're working in a practice-by-the-numbers. The only thing the numbers can't measure: A good doctor.

The proposed rule for publicly reporting physicians' financial interactions with drug and medical device manufacturers does not offer you enough protection against misleading or inaccurate information according to the American Medical Association.

Letters address additional tips for maintaining efficiency in your practice, how to get started with selling your practice to an insurance company, and the difference between GPs and FPs.

Having computer access to your patients' test results means you are likely to order more imaging and labs, according to a study in Health Affairs.

Does ICD-10 implementation scare you? Calm your fears with these tips.

With expenses increasing and revenues dropping, how can small practices remain viable? If you like caring for patients in a solo or small practice and want to continue doing so, you won't want to miss this advice.

Where should you start when considering whether to join an ACO? How about with these questions?

A public-private care coordination program could pay for participating physicians. Find out whether you qualify.

Survey shows doctors under the age of 40 would prefer to own their practices or join small groups. Learn why they find their employment options frustrating.

Our exclusive interview with a physician leader involved in the CMS Shared Savings Program reveals what she hopes to achieve through the program. Could your practice learn from her experience?

Electronic health information exchange is a concern for you--and for lawmakers. A briefing for top U.S. Senate staff members discussed possible solutions.

You're not the only one prescribing off-label, according to a study of Canadian primary care doctors. Find out how often it happens.

The price of common health screenings varies as much as 755%, even within the same geographic areas, a study shows. Find out which tests had the biggest gaps--and where your practice falls in the ranges.

If a key part of the healthcare reform law is ruled unconstitutional it could change the way you practice, say health law experts. And one group of your patients is especially vulnerable.

CMS awarded more than half a billion dollars to successful e-prescribers and participants in its PQRS program. When you average it out, however, it's not as much as you?d think.

Dozens of physician groups petitioned CMS to change or delay multiple rapidly approaching regulatory deadlines and penalties. Read their list of demands.

The Institute of Medicine says your practice should work with public health organizations in your community. Discover the potential payoffs.

Leaving your private practice for academia may not be a smart move if you're motivated by money. See how the salaries compare.

If you're fresh out of residency, the Magnolia State wants you, and it is willing to waive its state income tax to get you there. Get the facts before you pack your bags.

Behave yourself online; that's the message state medical boards are sending. Find out what could get you in hot water, and how the boards are cracking down on violators.