ACOs

Pediatrician Helene Hubbard lays out her first term if elected U.S. president with a focus on the nation's younger residents.

Ophthalmologist Ari Weitzner outlines his platform if elected president, starting with cutting healthcare costs.

Touted as a cost-saving, quality improvement measure, bundled payments also have their critics. Here's what you need to know.

Accountable care organizations are the latest magic solution offered by the federal government. Just don’t pull back the curtain!

Prior to participating in an ACO, consider these potential legal issues.

Consultant Kenneth Hekman unveils four tools for building trust between physicians and hospitals, helping them work more cohesively.

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) recently defined a “high-performing health system.” Does your health system make the cut?

A hard look at the Affordable Care Act and its trajectory paints a sobering picture for stakeholders in healthcare.

Under the Affordable Care Act, private practice physicians are closing up shop and joining big box medicine in a plan to trim healthcare costs.

A new report finds that the malpractice litigation environment is becoming more physician-friendly. But some fear the tide will turn.

Eight major changes to physician pay are quickly approaching. Here’s a brief overview of each.

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled on the Affordable Care Act, it’s time to take a closer look at the key provisions that will affect you and your patients.

The Supreme Court Thursday morning upheld the 2010 healthcare law in a 5 to 4 decision. Here's how physicians are reacting.

HealtheCareers Network recently released its analysis of the healthcare employment market based on industry job openings posted in the first quarter of 2012.

If collaboration and coordination are to be greater parts of healthcare's future, then telemedicine can play a big role, according to one health IT executive.

Conducting video visits over an Internet connection is going mainstream.

A new patient survey shows strong preference for primary care providers over other specialists, but also a strong desire for increased communication.

How to keep your practice up to date with changing healthcare policies and industry standards.

Many PAs do very well in this ACO care delivery model because of their unique relationship with physicians, staff, and patients and coordination of care responsibilities.

In the coming years, physicians might find themselves expanding their daily medical practice to further include elements of public health.

Thanks to new federal initiatives and the increased use of smart phones and tablets, more physicians are communicating with each other while on the go.

A reader argues that we won't solve rising healthcare costs unless we confront the expensive, high-tech treatments.

Payers are mobilizing their reimbursement models to ensure that they are paying only for "quality" and "efficiency" in medicine.

Ezekiel Emanuel: confidence man

Preparation now will help ensure that you and your practice will thrive in the future.