Business & Law

By Roni Caryn Rabin Hospital charges for labor and delivery vary so widely from one California medical center to another that some facilities charge women ...

By Jay Goss There’s a popular Norman Rockwell painting in many physician offices today of a kindly MD with a stethoscope on the heart of ...

By L. Michael Hone Clinical diagnosis of melanoma and other skin cancers is still performed primarily by sight. Since even the most sophisticated eye is ...

Kaiser Health News reports that some medical school administrators and policymakers see three-year programs as a way to produce physicians, particularly primary-care doctors, faster as ...

By Alan Rheault Amidst all the debate happening in healthcare, one thing that is widely agreed upon is that significant shifts are adding increased complexity ...

By Jenny Gold Kaiser Health News What will a gallon of milk set you back? How about a new car? You probably have a rough ...

By John W. Jones, Esq. With reimbursement levels declining, health care organizations, including pharmacies and physicians, continue to look for ways to diversify their businesses. ...

By Lauren Fifield The New Year will bring with it a host of Meaningful Use changes. Is your medical practice prepared for the new Stage ...

Here’s a look at the road to becoming a doctor in one simple info graphic:

Physician-Patient Communication and the First Amendment[1] By Martha Swartz Most physicians believe that they are free to talk—or not talk—with patients about whatever they so ...