Practice Management

One university-affiliated family medicine residency clinic is attempting to implement elements of the patient-centered medical home.

Medical students are often sent to community offices to learn medicine in the community setting.

The real healthcare reform revolution is happening under the radar of media and politics.

Have a policy in place for review of accounts outstanding more than 60 days on which no action has occurred.

If you're like most physicians, you don't devote significant time to providing expert testimony. Some guidelines apply to all depositions, so consider these points if you're called on to provide expert testimony.

How to bill patients who give you the wrong insurance information.

Letters discuss congressional issues, electronic health records, and partnerships versus solo practices.

The ability to control healthcare costs depends on providing the best value of care, according to a guidelines committee of ACP.

Although 83% of consumers surveyed want a physician to have primary responsibility for their health care, many are confused about the qualifications of healthcare professionals, according to survey results.

The changes to the observation codes are highlighted.

Learn how to maneuver with prepayment reviews.

When it comes to managing staff, doctors who have been around for awhile and have learned from experience often wish they knew back then what they know now.

At varying stages in his medical career, the author has learned to acquire information in different ways.

Like in the movie "Ratatouille," the author finds herself desiring some well-seasoned perspective.

You should be asking patients for amounts due at time of service.

Refrain from making negative comments about another medical professional for several reasons.

After nearly 20 years of practicing medicine, the author has come to expect patients to ask his advice about everything in their lives.

How to handle a large outstanding bill from a deceased patient.

The author came to a realization one day that while he was operating a successful practice, he now had more patients than he could handle.

California insurers denied 26% of all claims submitted in 2009, according to a new report.

It's often said that some of the most valuable meetings at medical conferences take place informally among colleagues in the hallways of the conference centers.

Medicare patients living in areas with a larger supply of physicians were no more satisfied with their care than patients living in regions with a smaller physician supply, according to a study.

The healthcare quality organization that sets the health insurance industry-accepted criteria for practices being recognized as a patient-centered medical home released updated guidelines on January 31.

The author's letter doesn't understate that life in medicine can be difficult.

In the military where I received my residency training and spent the first four years of my medical career as an attending physician, evaluations were sacrosanct.