Healthcare Reform

What I predict will be the top 10 challenges to physicians' work-life balance in the coming year.

Physicians have a vast amount of knowledge and training, but there is no need to create fences between members of healthcare teams to demonstrate this point.

A new year brings new opportunities - and new challenges - to medical practices. Take our poll to let us know what challenge has you most concerned going into 2014.

Medical practices face many challenges in 2014. Here are 10 of the biggest.

A new year brings key changes medical practices need to know about. Here are five you should start thinking about today.

This is the year Obamacare becomes real for the general public. The day of reckoning with their employers comes later. Physicians are in the middle.

Price transparency, once virtually taboo, is now a source of trust between physicians and patients. It's important to meet patient expectations for care and cost.

Physicians are at odds waiting for new insurance plans offered through the healthcare exchanges. Here are concrete steps practices can take now to prepare.

In looking at reforming healthcare, we need to increase the productivity of all members of the care team, including physician assistants.

With the Affordable Care Act will likely come increased patient copays, co-insurance, and deductibles. Here's how to understand what's coming and be proactive.

We spend our lives within our own worlds - Obamacare, patient issues, practice issues - rarely looking outside where perspective lives.

Primary-care physicians can and should position themselves to strategically align their practices with both specialists and health systems.

The Affordable Care Act seeks to reduce the number of uninsured Americans. That means new patients for your medical practice to attract and retain. Here's how.

How confident are you that exchange will be able to accommodate all consumers who wish to purchase insurance coverage by Dec. 23?

One of the biggest changes medical practices face is how they market themselves to new patients. Here's some guidance to help you for the future.

Medical practices are dealing with a tsunami of data and must strive to keep statistics honest.

What do you think of CMS' plans to extend the deadline for providers to show that they've met the Stage 2 criteria for meaningful use? Weigh in on our poll.

In preparing for 2014, make sure you consider the changes in the benefits your practice may offer.

Physicians often feel helpless due to current payment system realities. It's important to show physicians how they can use the facts to safeguard their futures.

Spending a few extra minutes sharing key information about health insurance exchanges may benefit you and your practice in the long run.

Each year we hear about the "flawed" SGR formula, but what's really wrong with it? Here's a look at the physician reimbursement model up for debate each year.

UnitedHealthcare cites "funding pressure" as the reason for termination of contracts with Medicare C providers across 10 states.

A lot of physicians have considered concierge medicine in the past but hesitated; now is the time to reconsider.

Odds may still favor the Affordable Care Act, but not in its present form. Democrats may have no choice but to cross the aisle to fix fatal flaws.

Docs are not limited to selling their practice to stay afloat. Banding together with other practices to share resources may strengthen your business.