Practice Management

A new five-year study indicates that bronchial thermoplasty shows promise in keeping patients with asthma exacerbations out of the hospital.

If interoperability is to become a reality for exchanging patient data nationally, both the government and the private sector have work to do to overcome existing obstacles.

Physicians encounter terrific stress in their professional lives. How well they handle stress has much to do with personal resilience.

How do physicians measure the cost of a financial road not taken or a decision not made? One series of studies offers insight.

Home visit billing considerations, and other reader questions answered

Negotiating with payers is one of the necessary evils that independent physician practices must endure. Melissa Lucarelli, MD offers some advice to healthcare providers about negotiation.

Government mandates and payer demands have physicians more stretched than ever, but there are strategies to help alleviate the burden.

How to avoid coding problems and ensure you earn what you're due

Experts discuss why this trend is coming, and what physicians can do to both protect themselves and meet their patients' needs.

Private practices top the list as the most common covered entities required to take corrective action under HIPAA. Here are ways to protect yourself.

Medical Economics is proud to unveil the honorable mention entries in our 2015 Physician Writing Contest. We believe the essays exemplify what connecting with your patients is truly about, and demonstrate the levels of heart, determination, and empathy you strive to bring into every exam room, every day. Thanks for reading.

In the not-too-distant future, doctors will have to make an important decision each year-one that will affect their pay.

How will you react when a patient asks to record their visit to your practice?

The Flex-IT 2 Act, recently proposed in Congress, is seen as an example of the resistance toward adopting Meaningful Use standards.

The number of Americans without health insurance shrank from 2013 to 2014, as did the gap in coverage rates between whites and non-whites, according to two new studies.

Fixed income investments may seem like a safe haven for your money, but there are variables that can negatively affect your return.

A new report indicates the successes of early interventions through digital health applications to help manage COPD.

Benzodiazepine use in COPD patients linked to increased exacerbation, according to study out of Canada.

Medical Economics is proud to unveil the honorable mention entries in our 2015 Physician Writing Contest. We believe the essays exemplify what connecting with your patients is truly about, and demonstrate the levels of heart, determination, and empathy you strive to bring into every exam room, every day. Thanks for reading.

Why a PCMH pioneer may abandon the model in his practice

Using your medical skills to help out in the community can be rewarding, but physicians must make sure they consider the liability implications before lending a hand.

Remote patient monitoring offers the promise of improving patient outcomes. But experts say the technology will not become truly useful until the healthcare industry figures out how to reimburse physicians appropriately, and develops best practices for using remote monitoring to treat patients with chronic conditions.

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model means different things to different people. Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH, asks if PCMH is really the new model of medical practice.

Becoming a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) presents both opportunities and challenges for medical practices. If you’re thinking of seeking PCMH recognition or recertification, take heed of the following lessons from practices that have gone through the process.

Physicians and medical practices should anticipate at least three consequences from possible mega-mergers of health insurers.