Practice Management

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.

The physicians of Connecticut-based Orthopedic Specialty Group have filed plans with the Town Plan and Zoning Commission in Fairfield, Conn., to purchase two clothing stores and convert the space into an ambulatory surgery center. The facility would include the surgery…

The rules, regulations and cost of employee benefits will fluctuate over the coming years based on healthcare reform's individual mandate, employer mandate and health insurance exchanges.

Forty-one percent of physicians found being sued for malpractice an upsetting experience but not one that prevented them from functioning, according to Medscape's Malpractice Report, released in 2013.

Relationships with patients were the most important factor of job satisfaction for surgical and non-surgical specialists, according to Deloitte's 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians.