Practice Management

Primary care physicians and specialists believe they are providing adequate patient data to each other during referrals and consultations, but an analysis of a survey published in January 10 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals that perception may be incorrect.

How to avoid committing insurance fraud

Learn how to avoid license-related and other complications should you decide to move your practice out of state.

The much talked about support for primary care should be a relief to a debilitated primary care workforce struggling to survive a toxic payment and policy environment.

If you see patients in the hospital, it's important to realize that clinical language does not necessarily equate to coding language.

Looking into the future, the author sees storm clouds and tsunami waves ahead on the ocean of healthcare.

Medical errors are variably estimated to kill between 40,000 and 100,000 Americans yearly, and to injure four to five times that number.

Determine who owns the records when you buy a practice.

Research firm KLAS has released its 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software and Professional Services report.

If you are negligent, you are responsible for any damages you cause to another person.

I am in a love-hate relationship with the pocket-sized technological marvel called the cell phone.

Four major primary care physician groups released the "Joint Principles for the Medical Education of Physicians as Preparation for Practice in the Patient-Centered Medical Home."

One surefire way to guarantee that you won't be paid? Don't send the bill.

Family Practice Associates in Delaware got a phone call back in 2007 that most practices never expect to receive.

E/M coding can be quite logical once you understand all of the components, according to the author.

Keep close watch on billing services if you note problems.

Common characteristics of better-performing medical practices include comparing individual performance to internal and external peers, employing midlevels, and ensuring efficient patient flow through the practice, according to an MGMA report.

When Bertha H Safford, MD, a family physician in Ferndale, Washington, received a grant 8 years ago to research ways of treating chronic illness, one of the requirements was to conduct shared medical appointments for patients with diabetes.

Letters discuss human side of patients, doctor-patient relationships, long-term care insurance, and electronic health records.

Do you ever wonder how to measure how well your practice is doing and how it compares with the practices of your peers?

The growth of major chains of retail health clinics was flat in 2010 except for Walmart, which more than doubled the number of clinics in its stores.

One of the many technological advances in healthcare is the electronic health record. However, paper-based records are still the preferred method of recording, storing and retrieving patient information in many hospitals and doctors' offices.

Proper planning for a physician's death, retirement or personal crisis protects your practice, and most importantly, the family of the deceased or disabled associate.

Can a physician improve the management of a medical practice by obtaining a master of business administration degree?

As a primary care physician, this author says he has experienced a condescending attitude from physician specialists, and he sometimes feels that they look down their noses at those who are in primary care.