Pamela Moore, PhD

Why physician incentives don't work

Is too much work making you work harder?

Avoid these top coding mistakes

A discussion of the role of religion in medicine

Will pay for performance ever be real?

Physicians are pushing back on managed care contracts - and winning.

Many practices struggle with the logistics of call scheduling.

Thanks to everyone for your entries and fantastic ideas. Together, we can make practice better.

Attorney Richard Scruggs, well known for his devastating attacks against tobacco companies, has turned his attention to healthcare.

Practices of all sizes can benefit from concepts common in other industries.

Most physicians don't really negotiate commercial payer contracts. But that doesn't mean they shouldn't try.

Physicians Practice introduces you to three physicians who refused to sit back and complain about the problems in healthcare.

You need to know how to accurately code, but getting paid involves teeth and grit as well as following the rulebook.

Have physicians become too comfortable with a culture of despair?

Pros, cons, and how to use a request for proposal

Job dissatisfaction isn't just for physicians. The new economy takes a toll on everyone.

Cash-only: Are you really ready?

Government pressures physicians to adopt EMRs

How to fight denials and make appeals work

Pick the right EMR by learning from the tough experiences of others

Two practices show how simple management can be

One physician's ode to medicine

Results from our third annual fee schedule survey

A search for rabble-rousers

Advice for making physician partnerships work

Advice on getting paid for extra services

How to figure what should and shouldn't be bundled

A new plan for paying physicians for providing higher quality care

The rules regarding fee schedule discounts are unsettlingly vague. Here are some guidelines.

In today's tough reimbursement environment, practices need to take control of the process, and no longer just accept whatever contracts come their way.