Healthcare Reform

How does a proposed data hub for newly-ensured patients affect your practice? Hint: It has to do with cybersecurity and HIPAA.

Atul Gawande and others tend to speak about healthcare as if it is simple and straightforward. But those of us on the front lines know it is multi-layered and diverse.

Your patients may be asking about health insurance exchanges. Here's how to help direct them to the right information.

As 2014 approaches, physicians are going to encounter more changes when it comes to their interactions with female patients.

Standardized data exchange is becoming more important to practices. Here's what you need to know to get started.

A key partner in the ICD-10 transition is your claims clearinghouse. Here are six key questions to ask now to be sure you are both ready.

What bundled payments are, how they work, and how they might affect your practice.

State and federal agents are pouring through the books, looking for new and more elaborate ways to fine physicians. Here's a recent example from Oregon.

Our 2013 Great American Physician Survey, Sponsored by Kareo, reveals physicians striving for work-life balance amid the changing landscape of healthcare today.

Marketplace uncertainty has led to a record-breaking number of physicians selling their practices. Make sure you check out options to remain independent first.

It is time for primary-care physicians to step up and lead the many other providers who provide direct care.

A pair of recent court decisions further highlights the need for physicians to comply with the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Sunshine Act.

Why one physician made the transition to direct pay and how he did it.

You've received recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home, now be sure to market that fact effectively to prospective and current patients.

While there is little to recommend this film overall, the idea of humans desperate for healthcare is not a very futuristic idea at all.

Don't commit to ACO participation before doing your homework. Here are seven critical questions to ask.

Initial estimates of new patients through health insurance exchanges are good for physicians, but maybe not so good for healthcare on a larger scale.

The creation of new health insurance exchanges comes with new challenges for physicians, but perhaps not immediately, say the experts.

With more than 2,200 hospitals recently notified of reimbursement reductions by CMS, now is the time for physicians to watch those readmission rates.

As the number of ACOs increases, it's more likely your practice will be approached about participating in one. Are you prepared to make a smart decision?

The shift from volume- to value-based reimbursement doesn't necessarily mean reinventing your medical practice. Here's why.

CMS has published some excellent guidance for physicians on their involvement in CMEs and how it applies to the Sunshine Act detailing payments.

The Medicare Annual Wellness visit can decrease utilization of unnecessary healthcare services. Here's how.

Technology can help medical groups accommodate more patients, in addition to improving efficiency and outcomes.

Recently released performance results shed new light on the effectiveness of accountable care organizations.