Tips for building your practice’s website
Planning on building an engaging website to attract patients? Here are nine tips that should get you started.
Surgeon General Makes Opioid-Related Recommendation
The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory recommending more Americans carry the opioid reversing drug naloxone.
How Chatbots can Aid Value-based Care Initiatives
A concierge doc shares his experiences with using chatbot technology as a way to provide patients more value.
White House Physician Moves into Top VA Role
President Trump relieved David Shulkin, MD, as Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), replacing him with White House physician, Rear Adm., Ronny Jackson, MD.
Negotiating Favorable Value-Based Contracts with Payers
As more and more payers offer value-based contracts, how can practices negotiate favorable terms in this strange new territory?
Leaving Las Vegas: 5 Takeaways from HIMSS18
The big health IT conference has finished. What did this editor learn from the annual show?
Reducing Clinician Burnout in Five EHR-Related Areas
The EHR is the cause for many physicians to be burned out - but this doesn't have to be the case.
ONC Promotes Market-Driven Solutions to Health IT Woes
At HIMSS18, less regulation and more market-driven innovation was the name of the game for the ONC's top officials.
Solving the Prior Authorization Problem through Tech
The Healthcare Administrative Technology Association talks to us at HIMSS18 about familiar pain points for practices.
Trump Admin Shares Vision for Patient-Centered Health System
Jared Kushner and Seema Verma spoke at HIMSS18 about the administration's vision for interoperability and better patient data access.
Hacking, Malware a Major Threat to Small Medical Practices
Just because a practice doesn't have as much PHI as a hospital doesn't mean it's safe from hackers, as this HIMSS18 speaker reveals.
Humanity First, Tech Second, Says HIMSS18 Speaker
Tech can do great things in health care, but it can also lead to a failure in communication.
HHS' Short-Term Insurance Proposal Draws Criticism
A new proposal from the Trump administration aims to improve insurance options for patients, but some are concerned it will just raise premiums.
The State of Mobile Health in Today's Practice
More practices are adopting mHealth technologies in different ways, but the lack of evidence surrounding these apps has some concerned.
Analyzing Budget Act's Impact on MACRA
The Budget Act that passed Congress recently included "small changes" to MACRA with the potential to make a big difference, says one expert.
CDC Director Resigns from Post
More shakeups in the Trump administration's HHS with Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, resigning amid reports she traded in tobacco stocks.
AMA Pres: MACRA Has Been Made Favorable for Small Practices
In this podcast, AMA President David O. Barbe, MD talks about the accommodations that CMS has made towards small practices in MACRA.
AMA, Others Take on Onerous Prior Authorization Process
The AMA and other healthcare stakeholder groups announced their intention this week to streamline the prior authorization process for physicians.
Medicaid Work Requirements Stir Controversy
New guidance unveiled this week would allow states to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients, but one physician advocacy group is not on board.
When Physicians are Owners AND Employees
The professional model of medicine is trying to reach a sweet spot, allowing physicians to remain independent but maximize the power of a larger organization.
How an IPA in Washington Collaborates with the Local EMS
Bringing primary-care physicians in touch with the local EMS is enabling team-based care in Washington. In turn, they can reduce unnecessary utilization of the ED.
13 Quotes that Defined Healthcare in 2017
Between the ACA, physician burnout, and MACRA, it was another eventful year in healthcare. Here are our favorite quotes from the past year.
Healthcare Associations Decry Republican Tax Bill
The American College of Physicians (ACP) and other provider groups are not happy the recently-passed tax bill has repealed the individual mandate.
Top Healthcare News Stories of 2017
The year was full of plenty of headline news events surrounding the Affordable Care Act, HHS, opioids, and more.
Work-Life Balance is Different for Younger Doctors
In part 2 of our roundtable, three doctors vent about EHRs and extol the virtues of having a balanced work and home life.
Younger Docs Talk About Facing Age Discrimination
In part one of our younger physician roundtable, three doctors expand on the toughest challenges faced in their burgeoning careers.
Proposed CVS-Aetna Deal Should Scare Primary-Care Practices
The CVS-Aetna $69 billion merger is going to cause a lot of headaches for primary-care physician practices.
Hard to Assess Year One of MACRA, Says Expert
Due to the "pick your pace" flexibility for year one of the Medicare Quality Payment Program, one expert says it's hard to evaluate how physicians did.
New HHS Chief Reportedly Picked
Pharma exec Alex Azar could be next in line to take over as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Lessons Learned from an Employed-turned-Independent Doctor
A young doc spent six months as an employed physician, hated it, and started his own practice. Here’s what he learned and how it can help others.