7 Ways to Spruce Up Your Office on a Shoestring
Tired of the same-old office decor but can’t afford a makeover? No problem: Here’s how to make your space shine without spending a bundle.

Coding Questions?
Billing “Incident-To;” Same Patient, New Problem; Moonlight Coding

Friends, Family, or Freeloaders?
Ah, those advice-seeking loved ones: You gotta love ’em, but they can be a major a nuisance — and even a legal risk. Here’s how to draw the line and still get invited for dinner.

Get Red Flags Ready
Here are a few tools and resources to get you started in understanding and complying with the FTC's new Red Flags identity theft rule.

How Not to Invest
The biggest blunders of affluent investors — and how to avoid them.

PayerView — The Best and Worst Payers Revealed
Which payers should you deal with and which should you drop? PayerView uses real claims data to rank them first to worst.

Ready for Medicare's Audit Police?
Medicare hopes to save millions with tougher billing rules and aggressive audits — changes that could cost your practice money. But if you bill right and on time, you can keep that Medicare check coming.

Reform in Aisle Three
Safeway, a grocery chain with 200,000 employees in 22 states, claims that it held its employee healthcare costs flat for three years running. How, you might ask? Read on for more about this radical program.

Smart Patient ID Cards Could Save You Money
Say goodbye to photocopies: Machine-readable cards could make billing and collections easier. When will payers make them widely available?

Stop Bounced Checks
Most practices still accept a lot of paper checks from patients — and it costs money when they bounce, as they too-often do. But electronic check services can help you get rid of the rubber.

Triumphing Over EMR Angst
A Michigan pediatrician is seeking his second EMR. Can he get over his old baggage and anxieties enough to make the right choice?

Vacation Scheduling 101
Summer vacation season is upon us. Here’s how to keep your practice running when your skeleton crew asks for time off.

When a Patient Makes Threats
Fifteen years after his 300-pound, 6’4” patient offered to toss him through his office window, psychiatrist Dennis Helmuth explains why he now looks forward to their appointments.