Medical Economics, Digital Edition, September 24th, 2010

Maybe it's time for a new patient scheduling system

Whether physicians can deduct license fees, board exams and CME on federal taxes turns on W-2 vs. 1099 status. Here's how the IRS rules work.

American Osteopathic Association leaders discuss the profession’s record growth, its training pipeline and the pressures facing practicing physicians.

Why advance directive conversations should not wait for the emergency department

A physician and retired Air Force Reserve colonel explains how active-duty and Reserve service work for doctors, from scholarship payback and deployments to pensions and Tricare, and what employers should know before bringing one on.

The top news stories in medicine today.

The AMA and eight other physician groups say a CMS rule narrows a protection Congress wrote for medically frail patients

What do physicians need to counter burnout and misinformation? Time with patients