Business of Medicine
Product Review
Product News: 12 2018
Commentary
Optimizing Topical Therapy for Onychomycosis: The Importance of Patient Education
Many patients desire topical therapy for onychomycosis but not every patient is an appropriate candidate. Failure to properly counsel the patient...
Law & Medicine
Medical liability at sea
Cold Iron Truth
Lemons into lemonade: The 2019 Medicare physician fee schedule
This year’s proposed rule was particularly disturbing because of major changes in reimbursement proposed by CMS.
Latest News
Open enrollment: HealthCare.gov busier in week 2
Fewer plans have been selected, compared with last year, but the gap has closed since week 1.
Managing Your Practice
How well are your phones being answered?
Even now, in the era of texting and e-mail, the telephone remains our primary point of contact with new and long-time patients.
Latest News
Midterm election boosts Medicaid expansion, but challenges remain
Despite some big wins, it wasn't a clean sweep for Medicaid in the Nov. 6, elections.
Feature
Trump administration rule erodes ACA contraceptive mandate
More employers can choose not to offer contraception coverage under Trump administration rules that narrow the ACA’s contraceptive mandate.
Latest News
Open enrollment: Slow first week at HealthCare.gov
Plan selections for the first week were down, compared with last year.
From the Journals
Guideline authors inconsistently disclose conflicts
Review of payment records shows some undisclosed payments of $10,000 or more.
Feature
CMS delays controversial E/M changes in final rule
CMS has delayed its proposed collapsing of E/M codes, while reducing documentation requirements for health providers in its 2019 fee schedule.