Practice Management

Here are six statistics about how much time orthopedists spend with each patient according to the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013.

Many practices currently operate in a way that's ineffective and unsustainable in terms of meeting day-to-day business requirements on a long-term basis, according to a Physicians Practice report.

A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine discusses professionalism when caring for Medicaid patients.

According to a new report from Cejka Executive Search and the American College of Physician Executives, physician CEOs of multispecialty groups have seen their compensation increase while single specialty group physician CEOs have seen a decrease.

Electronic medical records are a huge expense for independent spine practices and require several hours of installation and training.

Physicians face the risk of losing their life savings through malpractice lawsuits, Stark Law administrative penalties and other legal complications, according to a Physicians Practice report.

Data from a new Rand Corporation strategic report examined how physicians feel about electronic health records.

Physician Partners of America opened the Precinct Line Ambulatory Surgery Center in Hurst, Texas.

The deadline for transitioning to the ICD-10 code sets is October 1, 2014, yet recent surveys have found that many medical groups have not conducted impact assessments, implemented needed technology or started testing.

As hospitals and health systems affiliate with and acquire physician practices, paying attention to the physicians' professional satisfaction can improve quality of care and ensure sustainability, according to a RAND Corporation report.