Bob Keaveney

Read executive editor Bob Keaveney’s healthcare to-do list for our new president.

We like to mix it up at Physicians Practice. So this year, we’ve developed six new columns, a snappy new format, and will feature our fave physician-written essays. Who says practice management can’t be fun? Never fear, your favorite columns will return to provide the expert advice you’ve come to expect from Physicians Practice.

Compensation is a challenging subject for oncologists - more so now than ever. In our second edition of Your Best Practice we address some of the tougher questions on how and why some oncologists are paid more than others. We also give timely advice on reducing denials through technology. As ever, our goal is to help you manage your practice more effectively, one expert tip at a time.

Every few years, a “big idea” emerges. The latest big idea has hospitals and practices aligning more closely together. Read this month’s Your Best Practice to see how it all affects your practice.

Negotiating with payers is tough for pediatricians. But you have more power than you think. In our second edition of Your Best Practice we share the nitty-gritty on presenting your case for better compensation. We also give timely advice on managing requests for prescriptions and immunization records. As ever, our goal is to help you run your practice more effectively, one expert tip at a time.

Pediatricians are among the lowest-paid of all the medical specialties - and yet they are also among the most dedicated and passionate. Read this month’s Your Best Practice for easy-to-implement tips on getting paid for filling out those endless forms and advice on billing strategies.

HHS has proposed substantial changes to federal conscience laws that protect providers’ rights to recuse themselves from participating in abortion-related services. What does this mean to your practice? Should you worry?

Charles Kenney’s new book argues persuasively that healthcare in the U.S. just doesn’t stack up. With every resource at our disposal, why does America’s healthcare rank 37th in the world?

Feeling a little grouchy lately? Read our account of one comedian turned business-savvy pediatrician, who claims laughter helps when he’s stumped by a humorless healthcare system.

Nearly one American physician commits suicide each day. One a day. This grisly stat is well-known among physicians, even if it seems counterintuitive to the general public. Physicians, after all, are smarter, more accomplished, and better-paid than the average person. They’re on top of the world, aren’t they?

It’s an individual mandate that most Americans must purchase auto insurance if they want to drive. But, mandatory health insurance? Is that the right way to reform healthcare? Read further to hear executive editor Bob Keaveney’s cogitations on this issue.

American healthcare is riddled with too many government and private-payer bureaucrats standing between physicians and their patients. And it’s saddled with perverse incentives that bloat administrative costs pointlessly. Find out what Tom Coburn, an OB/GYN doc and conservative Republican U.S. senator from Oklahoma, thinks the answer is.

Robert Posner and Herbert Parris have never met, but they have a lot in common. Both internists, each became frustrated with the “third-party tango” and decided to break out of the mold. Read how they rejuvenated their practices with a little creativity and a lot of moxie.

For every U.S. healthcare dollar spent on the average 35- to 44-year-old, about $4.50 is spent on the average person aged 75 and older. This phenomenon, though seemingly self-evident, is relatively new. Read what our executive editor has to say about American healthcare “becoming a victim of its own success.”

Ratings Web sites are intended to serve people looking for a physician, but they also function as a forum for nasty, often personal, attacks against physicians named publicly by anonymous accusers. Are they fair? Or credible? Hear what Physicians Practice’s executive editor has to say.

Is the medical malpractice insurance crisis over? Has the long nightmare of frivolous jury awards, over-the-top settlements, skyrocketing premiums, and fleeing physicians finally come to an end? Hear what Physicians Practice’s executive editor has to say.

We scoured the country in search of places where doctors can still be doctors - and make a nice living, too. You might be surprised by what we found.

This group of young family physicians embraces change, wows patients, cultivates a great staff, and makes a tidy profit. Find out how they blew us away.

Are you a technology troglodyte or an “early adopter”? When it comes to IT, physicians have a reputation of being resistant, even hostile, toward change. But is it true? We found out with our second annual no-hype survey.

Conducting staff performance reviews is one of every manager’s least favorite tasks. Here’s how to do them right - and with less pain.

Waves of taxpayers are getting clobbered by the alternative minimum tax. Can you protect yourself?

How do you find the time to take a break? How do you square disagreements among physicians about who gets to go when? And how do you deal with what some physicians say is the biggest problem - coming back?

The best states for physicians, 2005

How to select and use speech recognition software

2004 Practice of the Year and Runners Up. How one rural, cardiology practice excels -- and how you can, too.

Physicians with charity care programs must be careful to avoid the appearance that they are breaking anti-kickback rules by offering financial incentives, in the form of free or reduced-price care, in order to induce referrals.

Whatever your vision, you'll need a well-crafted business plan.

Managing patients from various cultures

Dropping your malpractice policy may sound great, but don't consider it except as a last resort.