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By Michael Calahan Federal auditors promise to assail providers through a variety of initiatives.  Paradoxically, the recent annulment of consultation CPT codes by Medicare forces ...

By Daniel M. Bernick, Esq. Many physicians in private group practices are alarmed by news of health care reform and other developments affecting their practice ...

By Andrew M. Star, MD Hip arthroplasty has been a successful procedure for more than four decades. Yet, as doctors performing this surgery, we continually ...

By Dena Mallin, CPC Major changes are around the corner. CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) announced the elimination of consult codes. Officially released ...

By Congressman Joe Sestak The health care reform measures that I helped passed in the House — the landmark Affordable Health Care for America Act ...

By Charles E. Kutner Since the declaration of an H1N1 influenza pandemic in June 2009, virtually all countries are now reporting cases. Speaking at a ...

The Liver Disease and Transplantation Center at Albert Einstein Medical Center employs an evaluation and treatment approach for patients with liver disease that puts the ...

By Jonathan Teich, M.D., CMIO, Elsevier (Editor’s Note:  See end of article for list of resources) As providers consider how to qualify for federal incentives ...

By Lois Dister Physician executive compensation rose by an average of 12% on data collected in 2007 and 2009, according to the 2009 Physician Executive ...

By Patricia A. Costante A nation-wide system of electronic health records (EHRs) is not a new idea. The concept appeared on the horizon in 2004 ...