Practice Management
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New land mines in your next (and even current) employment contract
Physicians getting a new employment contract – or even those asked to renegotiate their current contract – may face some tough clauses. Here’s...
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Docs: Insurers’ payment delays, downcoding a ‘revenue grab’
Demand for documentation on many routine claims by ambulatory care groups is slowing payment; more complex claims are routinely downcoded by major...
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True or false: Breast density increases breast cancer risk
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Evolving management strategies for patient service excellence: Is your practice up to speed?
Leverage technology in your practice to enhance your patients’ experience. The authors offer insights on telemedicine, social...
From the Editor
Can we return to the ABCs of crafting a medical record note?
Medical record “note bloat” is adversely impacting communication among clinicians. It is time to refocus on the ABCs of note writing including...
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New data illustrate pandemic pivot to telehealth by patients, physicians
Psychiatrists, dermatologists, urologists, and primary care physicians were among the highest users of teleconferencing for patient visits 6...
From the Journals
Predicted pandemic retirement of many physicians hasn’t happened
A new JAMA study suggests that a fairly low percentage of doctors have left practice because of COVID-19, contrary to numbers in some surveys.
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Greater portal use gives patients access, doctors headaches
Patients who are encouraged by their doctors to use portals are more likely to do so, meaning more access for patients, and, in some cases, more...
Latest News
Fraudulent misbranding of PPE nets $22 million settlement
A U.S.-based multinational medical device corporation will pay more than $22 million to resolve a criminal charge regarding fraudulent misbranding...
Expert Commentary
Supreme Court Case: Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization: What you need to know
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Do recent SCOTUS decisions in Texas foreshadow how the Court will decide on the...