Law & Malpractice

Want a complete overview of Stage 2 of CMS' EHR Incentive Programs? Learn everything you need to know here.

The government doesn't mind evaluating you through its EHR incentive plan. But as it moves past the two-year mark, it's time for us to evaluate the program's progress in getting physicians like you to adopt and use (meaningfully, of course) technology.

As patient portal implementation picks up at practices, physicians must get on board, say health IT experts

Here's how Stage 2 of CMS' EHR Incentive Programs differ from the rules for Stage 1 to achieve meaningful use.

CMS on Thursday announced the final rule for Stage 2 of the Medicare/Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Here's what physicians had to say.

Here are some charts to help you plot out the stages of meaningful use at your practice and payments for both the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.

Physicians should establish their own Bill of Rights, providing patients with a clear idea of what conduct will not be tolerated and may lead to termination.

An event that causes reputational damage, receiving media and public attention can hurt your practice. Here's what to do if you face such a situation.

Before ACOs are in full swing, HHS may need to make some tweaks to its current rules on physicians, relationships, and payments.

Does your practice act upon patient data gathered at intake and record it in such a way that it can be tied to clinical quality indicators? If not, you may be missing out on additional revenue.

Are you and your office staff up to date with the HIPAA privacy laws? After what I recently saw, you might want to have a refresher.

While a big proponent of the EHR, I am not an advocate of meaningless rules and criteria … to be 'incentivized' by Medicare.

CMS is stepping up efforts to ferret out fraud through its new Center for Program Integrity. Here's what your practice can do to stay below its radar.

Which tech tools are must-haves? And how much are practices paying for all those tech goodies? Our annual survey of more than 1,300 practices has the answers.

From preparing for ICD-10 to participating in the EHR meaningful use incentive program, what’s the most difficult aspect of your daily work?

Are you waiting for EHR vendors to develop smartphone and iPad-friendly applications, so you can work from home, the hospital, or a coffee shop? Your wait may finally be ending, but there's much to know before taking your mobile EHR for a spin.

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

Current EHRs resemble early automobiles - and they will also continue to become more reliable and useful as they mature.

Cost, lack of education, lack of certified EHRs cited as factors for halfhearted embrace of state, federal programs.

While the financial benefits of point-of-care dispensing may be appealing, the penalties of non-compliance must be avoided at all costs.

This week we discuss an issue more doctors need to address with their patients: appropriate Medicare and Medicaid pre-planning.

Before accepting an offer to become a medical director, there are several legal angles physicians should explore first.

Here are just two of the issues that have taken physician practice owners by surprise over the last 12 months.

In this webinar on patient portals, learn how they work and how they might benefit your medical practice.

Follow this three-step process if you become a victim of physician identity theft.

Incentive programs are great for EHR vendors, but are they always what's best for patients and physicians?

The earlier you recognize you are a victim of identity theft the better. Here are key warning signs to watch out for.

Although it seems obvious that physicians should be truthful in their advertisements, it’s not always clear what might be viewed as false, deceptive, or misleading.

More physicians are being disciplined by medical boards yet penalties are not as severe.