Practice Management

As we move beyond COVID-19, the healthcare industry is just beginning to uncover the impact of delayed cancer screenings and care on oncology outcomes.

A discussion about what affect under-insured patients will have on health care.

Practice management is an essential part of any practice. Our new column will explore essential topics including billing, coding, contract negotiation, telehealth management, financial wellness, and more.

While physicians face many financial and legal risks, the elephant in the room is always your professional liability and the risk of a malpractice lawsuit. We start an in-depth look at the facts about these lawsuits including where they happen, who they happen to, and what they cost.

The student loan space can be an oftentimes daunting and unnecessarily complex space.

The interaction of sexual orientation and provider-patient communication on sexual and reproductive health (SHR) can be tricky to navigate, according to the results of a prospective study of a sample of U.S. women of diverse sexual orientations in the journal Patient Education and Counseling.

Attention and accountability are the 2 “A’s” that drive change. It’s true in medicine, business, even family. If it is not monitored, it is not regarded as important nor will change be affected.

A survey found that the pandemic boosted physician burnout and woke many up to their financial precarity.

Shared decision-making (SDM) and patient decision aids (PtDAs) can lower health care costs, lower utilization, and increase prevention-related care; however, these outcomes are not always guaranteed, according to the results of a recent study presented during the 2021 Pharmacy Quality Alliance Annual Meeting.

New guidance from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (ACOG) calls on ob/gyns to recognize the prevalence of trauma and its impact on patients and health care teams and outlines the importance of trauma-informed approaches to delivery of care.

Rarely a day goes by without a post, article, or email about physician burnout.

In a recent survey, Medical Economics® asked their audience what challenges they see for 2021. Hiring and retaining medical staff landed among the top five issues.

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As the pandemic forces health care to adapt, virtual Well Woman visits can be offered as a safe approach to timely care.

During the pandemic, physician self-care and organizational efforts to protect physician wellbeing are vital to maintaining a healthy and able workforce, which in turn enables a strong response to the ongoing health crisis.

In July 2019, a jury awarded $229.6 million in the largest medical malpractice verdict ever in the United States.

In the latest issue of Medical Economics, several coding experts give advice on maintaining compliance and collecting revenue for virtual services in the first part of this two-part coding guide.

Drs. Rogers and Nesbitt discuss what obstetricians and gynecologists can do to reduce racism and unconscious bias in their practice.

“In the past 55 years since I became a physician, progress has been made but we still have so much more to do and a long way to go.”

Although clinicians are getting used to incorporating telehealth into everyday practice, ensuring they get paid for these virtual visits is essential.

Here are some practical steps you can take to secure your practice's future.

Bridging the generational gap in the physician workforce.

As telehealth becomes more and more prevalent in practices everywhere, there are many things practitioners need to know.

In late March, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law.

The current climate around race and implicit bias has forced us to take a step back and confront its presence in our day-to-day lives.

Telehealth was, at first, integrated as a short-term way to address problems brought on by COVID-19.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will distribute $15 billion to eligible Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) providers.

With the complex eligibility and application requirements, it can be difficult to find out exactly how your practice can access the HHS federal relief funds.

With virtual scribes, your practice could reduce physician workload and increase revenue. Read more for details from Medical Economics’ insightful article.

A randomized trial involving a simulated clinical encounter suggests that physician gender and race may not significantly affect patient satisfaction with or confidence in physicians.