Practice Management

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

Answers to your questions about...privacy vs security; faxing information; appointing a security officer; security risk analysis

A well-designed, up-to-date, and error-free charge ticket improves Medicare compliance, coding, and, ultimately, collections.

We'll give you the ABCs, plus a look at what's changed. Reviews of the new version have been good, but don't lower your guard yet.

This fifth article in our series tells you how to assemble your practice team.

Delayed Medicare claims; Keep Rx pads under lock and key; A thank you from academia; Answering a subpoena in Texas

In a closely watched decision, the US Supreme Court ruled last month against two Texas patients who had sued their plans for injuries allegedly suffered as a result of the HMOs' denial of treatment.

Here's how one physician assesses job applicants' skills, common sense, and other qualities. 2004 DOCTORS' WRITING CONTEST - BEST PRACTICE SOLUTION

This list has been compiled to be used in conjunction with two articles in our Cultural Competence series, "Caring for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean patients" [July 9, 2004] and "Caring for Filipino, Southeast Asian, and East Indian patients." [Oct. 22, 2004]

We shifted from treating our patients' COPD symptoms to preventing them. And we make money doing it.