Medicine & Business

By Alan Lyndon In his latest Health Policy Outlook, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) health policy expert and practicing physician Scott Gottlieb takes a look at accountable care ...

By Franklin J. Rooks Jr., PT, MBA, Esq. Introduction As many physicians have concluded, out-of-network insurance benefits pay better than the prevailing in-network rates.  Some ...

By Martin Perrotta Adoption and use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) nationally and globally is becoming a reality.  There can be little doubt that EHRs ...

To help ensure a strong and viable physician workforce, the American Medical Association (AMA) today announced new recommendations to improve the process for physicians who want ...

By Donald F. Wilson, M.D. For the first time we, as a society, possess both the knowledge and the technology to transform the medical practice, ...

By Michael G. Calahan, PA, MBA There is a growing trend of physician private practices moving under the auspices of health care systems, whether they ...

By Patricia A. Costante Uncertainty has defined the healthcare industry ever since President Barack Obama won the 2008 election and pledged to help the uninsured ...

By Franklin J. Rooks Jr., PT, MBA, JD. Physician owned physical therapy services have provided an alternate source of income to many physicians who have ...

By Ron Nelson For years, HIPAA insisted on data privacy and security protections—and for years, those same requirements were ignored with relative impunity.  Last year’s ...

By Patricia A. Costante As physicians, you face enormous pressure that goes well beyond just the practice of medicine. Where in the past you only ...