CMS has launched an app that helps providers and healthcare professionals determine if upcoming payment adjustments for the e-prescribing, Physician Quality Reporting System and electronic health record incentive programs will apply to them, according to a Medscape Medical News report.
Practice Management
In a Physicians Practice report, Audrey "Christie" McLaughlin, CEO of McLaughlin Sales Group, discussed 10 reasons why medical practices should use social media platforms to grow their practice.
While orthopedic surgeons treat many people injured on the job, they must also be careful to avoid workplace injuries, according to an article in AAOS Now.
In a Physicians Practice article, Bob Levoy, author of human resource and practice management books and articles, lays out five tips for making your medical practice more appealing to patients and marketing it more effectively.
In a KevinMD blog post, Don S. Dizon, an oncologist, discusses lessons he has learned regarding communicating with patients and their families.
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In a KevinMD blog post, Rob Lamberts, an internal medicine-pediatrics physician, discusses the three words that can help a physician define a philosophy of care.
In a Physicians Practice article, Melissa Byington, president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, discusses three important services that medical practices should look for when contracting with a locum tenens staffing agency.
The number of retail clinics has only grown 21 percent over the past three years, down from 54 percent between 2007 to 2010, according to a Medscape report.
A majority of physicians agree that the financial viability of their medical practice over the next five years is mixed as their practices are not growing significantly, according to 2013 Physician Compensation Survey released by Physicians Practice.
Engaging staff in the electronic health record implementation process is an important aspect of ensuring a successful implementation, according to a whitepaper released by SourceMedical, a provider of therapy software and ambulatory surgery center software solutions and billing services.