Have there been any court cases that offer any insight into how the courts will look at COVID-related malpractice suits?

A primary-care voucher model would pay practices upfront for predictable care and leave insurance to cover catastrophic risk, cutting administrative burden and giving physicians time back with patients.

Wendy S. Harpham, M.D., FACP, draws on decades as a patient with lymphoma to show physicians which phrases comfort patients and which cause distress without meaning to.

Start with a spreadsheet, add curiosity and communication, and make a real difference to practice income.

The Grammy-nominated songwriter traced his path from Belfast during the Troubles to the front of INXS, then walked practice leaders through what he says the best bands do differently.

Behavioral health has historically taken a back seat to physical health in primary care. That approach is shifting, as growing evidence underscores the importance of whole-person well-being in improving patient outcomes, strengthening care coordination and advancing value-based care.

No U.S. state scores even 2 out of 5 on patient sentiment about billing

A fallback version would make insurers prove upcoding, notify physicians and limit downcoding to 90 days.

Acting chief executive Akash Madiah credited practice leaders for outcomes patients never see, and the session's emcee offered a patient's account of two years of doctor visits.