How to implement a successful flexible health spending plan for your employees.

Key questions to ask when choosing a health plan for your employees or when switching plans.

Changes have been proposed for Stark II regulations on physician group referrals to ancillary services. Some of the proposals may nullify common strategies to meet referral requirements.

Seemingly inconsistent rulings on the legitimacy of physician unions do suggest a coherent list of issues. Follow some of the recent cases ruled on by the NLRB.

Is it a coincidence that a second physician has left a high-ranking position at the state Health Department, or is it a sign of serious problems?

The IRS has made a sweeping attempt to convert physicians’ income tax returns from the traditional cash method of accounting to the accrual method.

Specializing in the management of hospitalized patients, a hospitalist takes over for a primary care physician when it comes time to admit a patient.

While similar coverage is typically offered with a capitation contract from an HMO, there are clear benefits to securing excess loss coverage from an insurance company.

A physician or practice that receives an audit notice from Xact Medical Services should take the matter seriously, and respond in a way that demonstrates medical necessity in a detailed fashion.

New regulations specify three levels of required physician supervision for diagnostic tests: General, Direct and Personal.