The healthcare industry is evolving rapidly, however the medical professional liability tort system has remained largely unchanged, according to a Medscape Business of Medicine report.
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Conflict among employees is an unpleasant albeit common issue that leaders have to deal with and resolve as quickly as possible.
Electronic health records can create certain malpractice risks, particularly if the system has issues that you didn't cause or are aware of, according to a report by Medscape Business of Medicine.
Becker's Healthcare hosted a webinar on Dec. 15, featuring Paul Jeffords, MD, a spine surgeon at Atlanta-based Resurgens Spine Center and section chief of orthopedic surgery at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, discussed moving complex spine and orthopedic cases from the…
Here are the top nine U.S. regions with highest mean physician compensation in 2014, according to analysis by Statista:
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It is important for a medical practice to have an efficient and pleasant front office since that's where patients form their first impressions.
Here is the value of medical malpractice payments made from 2003 to 2013, according to analysis by Statista:
The South-Central region of the United States includes the highest percentage of physicians earning more than $450,000 in 2013, according to Physicians Practice's 2014 Physician Compensation Survey.
Recently there has been a "loud" conversation involving out of network physicians, their patients and fees charged for these highly specialized services.
The number of medical malpractice payments made on behalf of physicians has decreased consistently over the last decade, showing a slight increase in 2013 only, according to analysis by Statista.