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Practice Management

Despite the lack of tort reform at the national level, there are changes in the healthcare environment that are making an impact on medical malpractice suits, according to a Medscape report.

In a Power Your Practice article, Tom Doerr, MD, director of innovation research for Lumeris, lays out three suggestions for preventing physician burnout at a medical practice.

In a Medical Practice Insider article, Michael A. Igel, a healthcare lawyer at Trenam Kemker, discusses seven questions that medical practices should ask and adhere to get through an audit successfully.

In an American Association of Orthopaedic Executives brief, D. Albert Brannen, a partner in the national law firm of Fisher & Phillips, lays out seven ways to effectively supervise staff and avoid legal liability in the workplace.

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Spending on physician services grew 4 percent in 2012, making this the third year in a row of growth, according to a Medscape report.

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