More than half of physician practices indicate interest in outsourcing their management information systems/information technology (MIS/IT) function. To evaluate outsourcing options among three broad categories, you can use the three "Cs" as a benchmark: cost, control and capability.

Even financially sophisticated individuals often find managing a trust to be both complex and burdensome.

The still lucrative practices prepared themselves and employed a public relations firm to ensure that their practice would thrive independent of a challenging economic climate.

Too often, parties will sign such a document, feeling that they have little or nothing to lose by doing so. Proceed with caution before signing any such document

Health care workers who reasonably believe that a "serious event or incident" has occurred must report it in accordance with the Patient Safety Plan. Reporting the filing of a medical malpractice action is also a new requirement.

Having a professional liability claim is like a statistical equation in which certain factors affect the outcome. You are an important part of that equation in so many ways.

We have given the insurance companies some of the tort reform that they have asked for. Now it is time for the insurers to do their fair share.

The hallmark of Stress Free Investing is to be transformed from an emotion-based investor to an information-based investor. Moving from how we feel to how we think requires time and education, but the payoff is substantial: peace of mind.

The more informed your employees are, the more efficiently your practice will operate. Written policies and procedures are not legally mandated, but in today's litigious society, having a formalized policy and procedure manual is simply a good idea.

Claims for services that are not medically necessary will be denied, but not getting paid isn't the only risk.