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The exercise of "without cause" termination rights is truly a double-edged sword for managed care organizations and practitioners alike.

A central asset account makes your money work harder for you by sweeping idle assets into interest-bearing money market funds.

Prudent gifting to public charities can also offer tax and financial benefits

Without central governance and physical integration, a merged group is nothing more than a collection of independent practices whose collective expenses will ultimately be greater than the sum of the individual practice expenses.

Instead of complaining about it, let’s ask what each of us can do for self-protection.

Hospitals are exploring options for financial improvement of their controlled primary care physician groups. Four fundamental options exist for organizations to make material change.

Developing a well-planned billing audit process is the best way to increase productivity and profitability of a physician practice.

Once you decide to leave, time is your enemy. You need to be making plans now to transition your practice.

In determining whether non-compete agreements are legally enforceable, physicians would do well to consider the following six basic considerations.

Maintaining the confidentiality of health information should not impede progress towards the development of a system within which health information may be effectively exchanged.