Practice Management

Partisan sniping and Band-aid solutions haven't worked. Perhaps it's time we tried a new approach. Our three-month, six-part, no-axe-to-grind investigation into the causes of the malpractice crisis looks at some that may work.

Answers to your questions about...subpoenas for records and interviews; home-based employees

New Year's resolutions

Haste is a factor this year in the absence of a grace period.

At a Medical Economics roundtable discussion, management consultants shared innovative ideas on how you can practice more efficiently and make more money.

Answers to your questions about... copying sensitive chart entries; sharing data with noncovered entities.

It could wreck your practice and your marriage, too, some say. Others say it's the only way to go.

Threatened by a malpractice claim over a "foreign object" in a former patient, this doctor fought back—and stopped the suit before it started.

Answers to your questions about... copying sensitive chart entries; sharing data with noncovered entities.

Medicine may look like this in 2050. In 2004, however, limited reimbursement makes such groups a labor of love.

We asked top practice management experts for their best tips for saving time and reducing administrative problems. Here's what they said.

Election Day ballot measures targeted doctors' concerns—and doctors themselves.

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.