Because of the relatively low cost, willingness of the vendors to customize the product, and increased demands on physicians, speech recognition software has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the entire health care market.

Clinical obstacles and fear of legal and regulatory sanction may still prevent physicians from prescribing medically appropriate pain treatment, while federal guidance for appropriate prescribing of pain medication has taken a false start.

Understanding the foundational principles that underlie the modern estate tax system can help us see more clearly into the future of the tax.

For the physician who is in a stable environment and will continue to work in the same practice or stay in Pennsylvania for their entire career, the financial issues related to the shift from Occurrence to Claims Made may be minimized.

By enhancing communication and service excellence, a physician can reduce professional liability risk and simultaneously enhance a practice’s bottom line through higher patient satisfaction.

With the release of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s Report to the Congress on Physician-owned Specialty Hospitals, the status of the expiration of that prohibition may now be in jeopardy until at least January 1, 2007.

Cutbacks come as good news to no one, and they will inevitably erode patient care and negatively affect the health of some of Pa.’s poorest and most frail citizens.

All of these strategies have legitimate tax-planning and estate-planning purposes, but their value as asset protection tools depend on timely implementation.

You need to understand how each expense area impacts the operation of your office and your overall efficiency to earn a living from your professional practice.

There are a myriad of laws, regulations and ethical tenets governing arrangements between physicians and medical device manufacturers which could present significant traps for the unwary physici