Practice Management

Many healthcare plans today drive patients toward select "in-network" physicians, with less choice for patients unless they purchase expensive insurance. However, there is still a large group of people who want to make their own decisions and will be willing…

Here are five ways to lower risk of liability when working with nurse practitioners and physician assistants, according to a Medical Economics report:

The medical practice Central Minnesota Neurosciences joined CentraCare Health, according to a Dairyland Peach report.

Attitudes about physician-assisted suicide differ significantly among U.S. physicians and those in Europe, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.

Today, most physicians would prescribe a placebo to a patient who doesn't need treatment but demands it as compared to 2010, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.

The healthcare industry is in the midst of a major transformation; healthcare reform will exacerbate physician shortages and will create access issues for many patients.

Most physicians would breach patient confidentiality if they knew that a patient's health status could harm others, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.

Leadership is always difficult when massive change occurs in any particular industry. Healthcare is no different. The current environment is wrought with change and especially difficult for independent physicians to navigate.

Physicians who are willing to upcode have gained some momentum since 2010, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.

Physician specialty groups vary widely in terms of how likely they are to perform defensive medicine, according to the Medscape Ethics Report 2014, Part 2: Money, Romance and Patients.