ConnectTheDocs initiative to expand electronic health information exchange in the Commonwealth.

The health care overhaul debate appears to have moved beyond how to expand health insurance to cover all Americans and how to reduce health care spending, as two separate questions. The focus now is working out details of how to structure incentives appropriately to optimize cost, quality and access.

As the U.S. Tax Court continues to see its fair share of cases involving the legitimacy of this popular estate planning tool for the wealthy, one thing is becoming clear – obeying the rules is the key to maximizing its benefits.

To best judge the alternatives, you need to understand the pros and cons as well as the costs and benefits of each alternative.

The general trend in physician compensation has been to simplify and standardize policies and procedures, but there is a new frontier and new challenges.

While for the immediate future these rules impact hospital payments, physicians play an important role in hospital compliance. Physicians also must stay alert for the inevitable use of these payment rules in the medical malpractice arena.

New forms of affiliations between hospitals and physicians are emerging that bear little resemblance to the 1990s style practice purchases. Here are two of the latest models.

Health plans, provider groups and the information technology sector are collaborating on ways to standardize some administrative tasks such as credentialing and patient benefit determination, and to expedite other tasks by replacing paper-based data exchange with electronic tools.

A brief summary of the history of premium financing, its evolution, and its potential connection to a living exit strategy, namely, the secondary market for life insurance.

Learning to document for payment must be done ethically, efficiently and legitimately.