In determining whether non-compete agreements are legally enforceable, physicians would do well to consider the following six basic considerations.

Maintaining the confidentiality of health information should not impede progress towards the development of a system within which health information may be effectively exchanged.

Some forms of physician collaboration are permissible under antitrust law when negotiating with payers, but must be adhered to in practice and not just on paper.

Through a properly structured PSO, providers can now directly undertake Medicare risk contracts. In reality, it seems likely that few if any PSOs will be capable of exploiting this opportunity

Whenever nonprofit health care entities convert to for-profit or merge with other nonprofits, these public investments, and the benefits they bring to a community, are jeopardized. The role of the Commonwealth must be to insist on scrupulous review and community input in every case.

If you believe that inflation will eventually return, then your income need will increase as the years go by. If you make the wrong decision as to how to invest, the result can be devastating.

The key to successfully managing under capitation lies in the development of a systematic and comprehensive medical management strategy that includes an incentive plan which empowers physicians

According to the definition of a diagnosis, when nurses use a computer checklist to determine the nature and extent of a medical problem, they are identifying an illness and giving medical advice

Lack of appropriate supervision not only results in potential tort liability of the practice, but also affects reimbursement for services provided by the physician assistant.

What every physician should know when buying new billing software.