Practice Management

Many physician compensation plans fail, but practices can avoid failure with a few key strategies, according to a Diagnostic Imaging report.

Here are the top six reasons physician practices have not purchased an electronic health record, according to the 2016 Technology Survey by Physicians Practice.

Heath IT is moving quickly and many providers struggle to keep up with the move toward electronic health records and other technological platforms, according to Forbes.

In June, hacker group DarkOverlords breached Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic's systems with the group selling 500 patient records on the black market.

Joe Imperato, MD, recently wrote a column for ChicagoNow arguing against the impactfulness of hospital rankings. 

The Consortium of Independent Physician Association formed the CIPA accountable care organization.

A new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by former Obama White House Advisor on Healthcare Policy Bob Kocher reported providers are better off independent to keep costs low than becoming employees "owned" by a single institution; Kareo agreed.

The new jobs report is out with the healthcare sector booming, according to a Healthcare Dive report.

The Doctors Company, a Napa, Calif.-based physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, established a new excess and surplus lines subsidiary called TDC Specialty Underwriters.

Stanford Medical has found its newest partner partner in Google, according to a release from the University.