Practice Management

EMR or EHR?

Answers to your questions about...outside researchers; record removal; business associates; covered entities

Concerned about declining collections? Cutting overhead isn't necessarily the best response.

Letters to the Editors

Reviewing charts regularly will red flag potential problems and can keep you out of the Feds' crosshairs.

When the doctor's the plaintiff; More on Dr. Bruce Fagel, the plaintiff's attorney

E-mail presents challenges, but it will get easier as piecemeal solutions give way to local health data networks.

This brother and sister team added an NP to their practice and boosted their bottom line.

If a deal seems to sweet to be true, it probably is—and the Feds will be watching.

Answers to your questions about...dealing with security issues.

Two proposed megamergers have sparked physician protest. And the next round of consolidations may be worse.

If you're not e-prescribing, here's why you should, and how to get started

Tips from an EMR pioneer

When they're tempted to pursue unconventional therapies, offer this advice.

When they're tempted to pursue unconventional therapies, offer this advice.

Here's how to ensure you're compensated adequately.

Family physicians and internists didn't keep up with inflation in 2003.

That's the question that's been dogging a Wisconsin physician through years of litigation.

If you drop hospital care

Malpractice data online

Think outside the billing-department box. It takes an entire practice to collect a dollar.

In the last of our seven-part series, it's time to move from planning to running your new practice. Your biggest challenge: building a patient base.

Answers to your questions about...disclosing information to employers; retaining original patient records; services for the hearing impaired; credit card payments

This list from the FDA will warn your patients about serious safety concerns about 12 specific drugs.

Article six in our series tells you how to develop the systems and procedures you'll need to get your practice running smoothly.

When doctors meet a malpractice plaintiffs' attorney, they don't get a warm-fuzzy feeling. When they meet Bruce Fagel however, they don't know what to think because he's definitely "one of them," but also "one of us."

A periodic audit will identify problems early on, before they do too much damage to your revenue flow.

The government is considering ways to make electronic health records worth your while, says internist David Brailer, the new information technology czar.

Maintain a few simple controls so staffers don't develop sloppy fiscal habits.

No-fault: The answer to the med mal crisis? Nobody wants a stinky Mercedes