Practice Management

Media outlets are always seeking content. The best approach to reaching them is to create and distribute press releases on local angles to current national topics related to the types of patients you would like to attract.

Learn how to handle contractual relationships with Medicare Advantage plans.

How to count number of active patients.

For busy clinicans, new technologies promise savings in time as well as costs-in theory. But in practice, is this actually true? The jury is still out, as Medical Economics found out.

How to handle phone number when moving locations.

Family issues are the leading reasons physicians resign as well as accept positions, a healthcare recruiting firm survey reveals.

In clinical practice, we may feel, metaphorically speaking, like we have to pull rabbits out of hats; but in my family practice, I've been known to perform real magic tricks-and my younger patients love it.

Consider suggestions for when you find yourself in an acute situation with a loved one.

The number of Americans covered by health savings account-eligible insurance plans has increased 25 percent since last year, according to a census from an industry group.

Growing acceptance of telemedicine is paving the way for technology to burst into the mainstream.

More than 43 percent of primary care providers received some form of additional compensation for on-call coverage, according to a new survey.

The proposed use of immediate annuities seems to be gaining popularity as a cure for battered retirement funds.

When dealing with wrathful patients, consider some humble insights on interacting with them that may be helpful.

Physicians suggest the health reform overhaul does not address the day-to-day frustrations you face running a practice and will only add to the bureaucracy with little financial benefit.

Understand how to bill inpatient services.

It's no secret that the workload for primary care physicians is increasing and that the current shortage of PCPs is predicted to escalate during the next 10 to 15 years.

Understand whether giving patients incentives for referrals is OK.

A hospital has offered to buy your practice. There's a conflict among the physicians in your group. Your practice is considering purchasing a new computer system. These are a few of the many examples the American Academy of Family Physicians cites that may require professional legal advice.

Learn how long to keepreceipt books and credit card slips.

Skill, personal interest, and economics are the main factors in evaluating adding any service.

Since the meaningful use criteria came out, many providers of healthcare have been crying out, "Not so fast!"

Understand how to process coding for someone with an abnormal Pap smear who needs a repeat test

Community Care Physicians, a multi-specialty group in Albany, N.Y., recognizes the value of integrating primary care with technology.

Determine optimum overhead percentage of gross income.

Blue Shield of California will post which physicians scored highly on evidence-based performance measures under a program announced in April.