Richard Payerchin is associate editor of Medical Economics.
Integrating care can pay dividends for patients and physicians
Collaboration can add to professional fulfillment in family medicine, mental health.
Changes to prior authorizations may be on the horizon
Leaders seek physician comments on rule proposals for electronic records, Medicare Advantage plans.
2023 Federal budget: The long and short of it
$1.7 trillion spending plan will have effects across health care sector.
Budget bill cuts Medicare reimbursements
Lawmakers tout spending plan, but medical groups respond with ‘dismay,’ say seniors’ health will be at risk.
Burnout, depression, and suicide among physicians
A conversation on physician well-being
What your practice needs to know about RSV
CDC, other experts are tracking increases in respiratory syncytial virus cases in infants.
Depression, burnout, and suicide among physicians
All are important, with key differences
MGMA 2022: Regulatory burdens growing for physicians, survey says
COVID-19 pandemic conditions get better, but more red tape blocks care for patients.
MGMA 2022: Collect more revenue by making it easier for patients to pay
Offering financial education helps patients understand what they owe, why, and when.
MGMA 2022: How COVID-19 introduced a new cyber threat to practices, health systems
Working from home offers flexibility for staff, gateway for cyberattacks.
MGMA 2022: What duties can medical assistants take on? Some principles for delegating
Physicians should consider legalities as scope of practice laws change around the country.
MGMA 2022: Ways to alleviate physician burnout
Recognizing it’s a problem is first step to making changes that help workforce, patients and the bottom line.
MGMA 2022: Why practice culture is key for recruiting, retaining staff
Emotional intelligence is a key part of creating a thriving health care workplace.
Physicians have more work than time in the day
Study determines amount of time needed for guideline-based care.
Physician organizations react to Inflation Reduction Act signing
Physicians groups, analysts, have praised insurance premium subsidies, Medicare drug cost caps.
11 Best States for Health and Wellness
Report analyzes behaviors, park access and integrative health practices.
11 Worst States for Health and Wellness
Breaking: Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade abortion ruling
Abortion bans are expected to take effect in more than half of states.
Long COVID-19 could boost numbers of Americans with disabilities, analyst says
Doctors may see more patients, but diagnoses difficult.