Data from a new Rand Corporation strategic report examined how physicians feel about electronic health records.
Practice Management
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.
According to a report in Medscape, malpractice premiums for physicians declined in 2013.
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Physician practices that think they don't have the clout to go head-to-head with payers likely have more leverage than they realize, according to a Physicians Practice report.
Physician practices can expand the services available to their patients and increase revenue by investing in portable ultrasound machines, according to a Physicians Practice article by Audrey "Christie" McLaughlin, creator of the sales and consulting group Physicians Practice Expert.
At a half-day forum at the National Journal last week, American College of Surgeons Research and Optimal Care Director Clifford Ko, MD, discussed the impact of healthcare reform.
An article in American Medical News outlines several questions physicians should ask before joining an accountable care organization or patient-centered medical home.
A recent report in AAOS Now by Andrew D. Markiewitz, MD, discusses how physicians can identify which patients are more likely to sue and focus on mitigating risk.