Medicine & Business

By Mary Groll Today, physicians faced with diminishing insurance reimbursements and challenging economic times increasingly turn to marketing to build their practices. They know that ...

The American Medical Association (AMA) today urged physicians to take action this fall against inaccurate payments from private health insurers. The AMA has designated November ...

A national study of physician wages conducted by UC Davis Health System has found that specialists are paid as much as 52 percent more than ...

By: Esther Chang, et. al. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual regulatory update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (the ...

By Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News One of the nation’s largest health insurers said today it is testing a new way to pay for some ...

By Reed Tinsley, CPA There are many causes, and indicators, of problems in this area. Some offices lack either a defined collection system or their ...

By Jenny Gold Kaiser Health News Raleigh, N.C. — Dr. Alden Parsons, a thoracic surgeon, had just finished fifteen years of medical training. But instead ...

Professional, Philosophical, Interpersonal and Management/Governance Considerations By  Vasilios J. Kalogredis, Esq. Too often, when a physician is evaluating a practice opportunity, the doctor is overly ...

By John D. Cacciamani, Jr., MD, MBA I find that my physician colleagues, many of whom are busy with everyday caring for their patients, need ...

By Glenn Krauss The concept of medical necessity is all too familiar to most physicians in their daily practice of medicine, particularly in the routine ...