Be Prepared — For a Disaster
The time to plan for a natural disaster is when the sun is shining — in other words, right now.

Become Credit Card Savvy
As credit-card processing fees rise, you may be tempted to stop accepting them, but this would be short-sighted. Still, you can be savvy about choosing payment processors and equipment, negotiating rates, and other particulars.

Coding Questions?
Surgeries to Two Fingers; Initial Hospital Visits; Coding for Medical Clearance Exam

Do Online Ratings Matter?
Whether you welcome or resent Web sites where patients rate physicians, it's clear that such sites aren't going away. Here's how to win the ratings game.

Evidence-Based Medicine Examined
Evidence-based medicine has been around for 16 years. But even though most physicians agree with the concept, it has not yet become the standard of American practice. Why not? And how can you make evidence-based medicine work in your busy office.

Frustrated at Work? Shout It Out
Gastroenterologist Richard Bloomfeld explains how he finds inner peace by kicking, punching, and screaming.

Global Capitation — It’s Baaaack…
This time, it's back with a quality twist.

Mass Appeal?
Three years after enacting its plan to cover every state resident, the percentage of uninsured in the Bay State is now in the single-digits. Why isn’t this a good thing? Hear what our executive editor has to say.

Motivating Staff in Lean Times
How to give your staff the recognition they deserve in a poor economy.

Spotting (and Helping) a Drug-Using Employee
One of your employees has succumbed to addiction. What should you do?

The Dangers of Drug Samples
A physician uses her drug samples to help out needy patients, but worries she’s putting herself at risk. Who gets her goodies?

Top 10 Reasons to Be Happy You’re a Doctor
We know it’s tough out there, but you still have one of the world’s coolest jobs. In case you forgot why, here’s our reminder.

Web-hosted EMRs
You want to go electronic but you worry that the technology will mystify you. An ASP may be the answer.

What’s in the Stimulus Plan for You?
The Obama administration is putting serious money behind its determination to make all medical records electronic. Has the time finally come to get that EMR?