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Mobile technology implementation now top of mind for most docs
Two-thirds of physician practices have mobile technology as a top, or mid-level priority through 2012, according to a new study by research firm CompTIA. Essentially, if you're developing apps, links
AMA malpractice survey reveals docs most at risk
Hospital leaders, take note. Your older, male physicians pose greater malpractice risks than your younger or female doctors, according to a report released yesterday by the American Medical
Practice management companies make a comeback
Despite the bad taste left in physicians' mouths after practice management companies' widespread failures in purchasing medical practices in the 1990s, these arrangements, an alternative to physician
Are independent medical practices an endangered species?
Throughout the years, healthcare experts have speculated that one day all private medical offices would evolve to become 100-plus-provider megapractices, or that all the solo docs would get snapped
Physicians united in outrage over Congress' failure to avert 21 percent Medicare cut
To put it mildly, physicians are infuriated with Congress's failure to get the "extenders bill" passed through the Senate before legislators fled Capitol Hill for a weeklong recess. "It is sad and
Pulling back the curtain on the medical home
Those who've experienced the medical home model describe it as modernized Marcus Welby care. Physicians work closely with a more manageable number of patients and conduct unrushed, same-day visits,
Red Flags Rule enforcement delayed until year's end
The Federal Trade Commission announced this morning--one business day before the June 1 enforcement date--that physicians will be granted yet another temporary reprieve from having to comply with the
Medical practice gets $75k false claims assessment for botched use of after-hours code
A Connecticut pediatric practice will pay $74,644 to settle False Claims allegations related to patient visits. Pediatric Healthcare Associates, which has offices throughout the state, used a special
Arizona's tough new immigration law hinders hiring at one of state's largest practices
Arizona's tough new immigration law has thwarted at least one practice's efforts to hire physicians. Citing the new law, which empowers police to question suspected illegal immigrants and require
Billing blunders that suck revenue down the drain
Relying on outdated coding guidance, using vague documentation that's useless to coders and unintentionally downcoding are among the nine ways in which medical practices and physicians undermine
