Practice Management

A new report challenges the theory that the small medical practice is nearly extinct

Three experts offer advice during the 2013 American Academy of Family Physician annual conference in San Diego, California.

Creating a plan to increase pay based performance is a gradual change, not a leap of faith

A reader defends the goals of the Affordable Care Act.

A reader says that Canada's single-payer healthcare system is not right for the United States.

A reader comments on the difficulties of practicing primary care medicine in today's healthcare system.

As part of its ongoing electronic health records best practices series, Medical Economics examines the impact of EHRs on a rural medical practice.

Safeguards included in the Affordable Care Act assure that doctors will continue to provide quality, appropriate care.

This month Medical Economics celebrates nine decades as the leading business publication for physicians, and it is coming in a period marked by historic economic change for healthcare.

They say that “confession is good for the soul,” so let us admit right at the start that the average physician is often a poor business man when it comes to collecting the money honestly due him.

This essay appeared in the first issue of Medical Economics published in October 1923. He writes about "checking the growth of irregular schools and destroying charlatan factories."

The lack of physicians serving the nation's rural areas was a subject of concern when Medical Economics began publication in 1923.

What types of insurance issues plagued physicians in 1932?

A reader says that primary care physicians perform screening and follow-up for depression in patients.

A new study of healthcare disparities between states shows that poor residents of high-performing states often have better health outcomes than affluent residents of low-performing states.

A sampling of physicians on social media weigh in on the Affordable Care Act and the government shutdown this week.

We have answers to your questions about what the government shutdown means to physicians and their patients

The Department of Health and Human Services has furloughed more than half of its staff to comply with the government shutdown.

In line with a growing trend of consumers taking more responsibility for their health, more than 40% of American consumers say they would change doctors to gain full access to their electronic health record.

The group of U.S. Senators say the schedule for demonstrating Meaningful Use 2 is too aggressive and practices who are not ready should receive a one-year extension.

Last minute polls about the opening of the healthcare exchanges show that the public is still confused by mixed messages about the ACA.

With all of the changes facing healthcare, including the increased bureaucracy and frustration, buying a medical practice may seem like more trouble than it’s worth. However, many experts agree that now is a good time to consider buying.

Keeping your staff happy while pushing them to be better takes time and work outside of your busy schedule. By properly training and incentivizing your staff, you will see a return in better performance.

Primary care physicians (PCPs) often think of themselves as being on the front lines of the battle to keep Americans healthy, and nowhere is that more true than in combatting smoking and other forms of tobacco use.

Very few things will frustrate a medical practice owner or administrator more than the sight of outside vendors blaming each other for a technical problem the practice is experiencing.

There are multiple considerations when it comes to considering “incident to” billing by NPs and PAs, including using a physician’s PIN, direct physician supervision, exceptions to direct supervision, and drawbacks to using this billing method.

Healthcare providers and payers are experimenting with a variety of new payment methods aimed at improving patient outcomes while lowering costs.

A reader complains that the reimbursement process has become overly complex and burdensome for providers.

A reader says the maintenance of certification process has not been shown to improve the quality of care doctors provide.