Practice Management

New survey shows family, internal medicine continue strong in job category

You don’t have to be a business whiz to make and keep your practice profitable. Focusing on just a few high-impact areas can make the difference between a flourishing enterprise and financial problems.

As physicians and coders transition to ICD-10, several coding and documentation issues will need to be addressed related to complications of pregnancy.

After a decline, more beneficiaries have trouble affording their medications or paying for other necessities

EHR patient portals allow patients to view their lab results online, but a new study questions whether they'll be able to decipher them.

The growing demand for improved access to cost information presents opportunities for practicing physicians, experts say.

Direct pay models could buy physicians more time with patients to improve care and reset a fractured payment system.

Physicians say direct pay models offer a viable alternative to health insurance, but they require careful planning and outreach.

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have made few strides in health information technology (IT) since early 2013, according to a recent survey from eHealth Initiative.

Veterans can now be referred to non-U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) primary care physicians (PCPs) to lessen wait times, but there might be pushback because reimbursement may be below standard Medicare rates.

Study ties positive survey results to improved medication adherence, lower readmissions

A reader describes the costs to her practice of maintaining certification.

A reader says the certification exam for internal medicine has little relevance to his practice.

A reader says the MOC process is doomed.

A physician disagrees with the views of an insurance company spokesman regarding the need for prior authorizations.

Practices must establish social media guidelines to protect patient health information and the reputations of its physicians.

One-third of records submitted to the Open Payments website will be withheld when the site launches on September 30 due to possible errors.

Using an agenda and keeping minutes will help to make your practice staff meetings more effective.

The 2014 update to the American Diabetes Association's "Standards of Care" includes recommendations for more individualized attention to patients with diabetes.

Practical advice on incident-to billing from our coding expert

While changes in healthcare push small, independent primary care practices toward consolidation and hospital ownership, a new study shows that those practices have fewer preventable hospital admissions.

The Medicare payment website Open Payments is back online, after CMS temporarily shut it down.

If all currently deployed telemedicine applications were to replace physician, emergency department, and urgent care visits today, it would save $6 billion annually in healthcare costs, according to a new study by global professional services company Towers Watson.

Wal-Mart has entered the primary care area, opening six clinics since April with six more planned by year’s end.