In these more litigious times, it certainly is important for the physician and their staff to continue to be vigilant and to make certain that they don’t inadvertently get involved in fraudulent matters.

In recent years even state Medical Assistance Program agencies have taken this awareness to a new level, notifying their provider-participants of increased departmental scrutiny.

As with all opportunities, there are risks to consider. Investment in a surgicenter requires contribution of significant capital and execution of complex and substantial legal documentation.

The success of a new system implementation is partially dependent on the success of the technical deployment, but equally important is the staff's willingness and preparedness for the change.

In the wake of fresh premium increases and heavy lobbying last year for tort reforms that stalled in the Pa. Legislature, physicians may look to what reforms have passed in Pa., and whether they will bring relief any time soon.

The product has two roles: helping keep families together and allowing your retirement portfolio to be used for the purpose for which it was intended, namely paying for living during retirement.

We have generally seen this concept make the most sense for primary care physicians and those specialists who have ongoing and regular relationships with their patients.

Even the best run practices often sign agreements which contain provisions that can prove to be troublesome.

By using web technologies, we may see a decrease in office visits and telephone calls because patients are able to find basic information through the doctor’s interactive text, graphics, audio and video web service.

Many physicians may wonder what happened to the clout they projected eight months ago at the Code Blue Protests - having since seen little visible progress toward malpractice reform goals and nearly losing MCARE abatement relief, which looked like it was in the bag early on.