Practice Management

An overwhelming majority of physicians reported that patients either did not know about their medical malpractice lawsuit or did not mention it if they did know, according to Medscape's Malpractice Report, released in 2013.

Physicians are trying to find a balance between transparency and what some consider cumbersome paperwork under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

In a KevinMD blog post, Karen S. Sibert, MD, an associate professor of anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, lays out five reasons why physicians are stressed, leading to higher rates of physician burnout.

Physicians currently working in an accountable care organization differ from those who are not a part of an ACO in their views on capitation, bundled payments and Medicaid reimbursements, according to Deloitte's 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians.

In a KevinMD blog post, Shirie Leng, MD, an anesthesiologist, discusses the lack of trust that physicians and patients have in each other.

In an American Association of Orthopaedic Executives brief, Todd McDonagh, COO of MedSafe/Total Compliance Solutions, a healthcare compliance company, laid out 10 steps that healthcare providers could take to ensure HIPAA compliance when using social media.

Physicians will face a learning curve as they adjust to the new diagnostic codes that ICD-10 will soon bring, according to a Medscape Today report.

Here are 16 statistics on physician preferences for payment models now and in the future for key ambulatory surgery center specialties based on the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2013.

When it comes to reducing healthcare costs, physicians are most enthusiastic about promoting a care continuum and eliminating fraud, according to a new survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Forty-five percent of medical malpractice lawsuits went to depositions and were either dismissed or settled then, according to Medscape's Malpractice Report, released in 2013.