Business of Medicine
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How do social determinants of health play out in physician practice?
Documenting and coding social factors in the patient’s health care needs doesn’t necessarily change reimbursement for their care.
Opinion
Being the optimistic physician
Do you think your optimism has been a positive contribution to your success as a physician? Or a liability?
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Insurers to pay record number of rebates to patients
Insurers will pay $1.3 billion in medical loss ratio rebates to patients in 2019 based on collected premiums.
Managing Your Practice
Review your insurance
Malpractice insurance requirements will remain fairly static throughout your career, but other insurance needs evolve over time. A good example is...
Latest News
Breaking a 10-year streak, the number of uninsured Americans rises
Numbers run in contradiction to lower unemployment rates.
Feature
Judge blocks North Dakota abortion law
North Dakota's law is similar to that in at least seven other states.
Feature
CVS-Aetna merger approval gets poor review from physicians
Physician groups are raising concerns over the merger of pharmacy chain CVS Health and health insurer Aetna.
From the Journals
New study confirms rise in U.S. suicide rates, particularly in rural areas
“Long-term and persistent poverty appears to be more entrenched and economic opportunities more constrained in rural areas,” wrote Dr. Danielle L...
Applied Evidence
Advanced team-based care: How we made it work
Our move away from a traditional practice model has improved quality metrics and enhanced our financial sustainability.
Latest News
Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes
The state health agency is expected to issue rules outlining the ban within the next 30 days.
Med Tech Report
Our EHRs have a drug problem
Setting up electronic prescribing of controlled substances in an electronic record can be costly and incredibly time consuming.