The Practice Management topic page on Medical Economics shares pragmatic, real‑world tips on leadership, staffing, patient relations, marketing, coding and chronic‑condition programs to help keep medical practices running smoothly.
September 16th 2025
Burnout, pay concerns and limited career growth drive workforce instability as employees push for education benefits and AI training.
Health-care IT: Unique patient ID numbers would boost quality and efficiency
November 14th 2008Despite the hefty $11 billion price tag, creating a unique patient identification number for every person in the U.S. would return more than that amount in quality and efficiency gains to the country?s health-care system, according to a study the RAND Corp.
Health-care IT: Study: Technology spending top driver for the cost of health care
November 14th 2008It's not health insurance bureaucracy, an aging population or malpractice liability, but rather rampant spending on ineffective and unproven technology that is the top driver of the increased cost of health care in the United States, according to a recent study.