When a colleague of mine announced her retirement recently, she said she was going to miss her patients—but not the pressures of running a practice, nor the plethora of new insurance regulations and initiatives to improve the way doctors run their offices. FULL STORY »
In June, the MGMA-ACMPE released the results of a questionnaire that ranked members' most-pressing practice management challenges. In this edition of "Practice Makes Perfect," we'll tackle No. 2 on that list: Preparing for reimbursement models that place a greater share of financial risk on the... FULL STORY »
Physicians contribute to medical-device innovation, as evidenced by the fact that physicians were responsible for almost 20% of approximately 26,000 medical-device patents filed in the U.S. from 1990-'96. FULL STORY »
By David Burda | September 22, 2012
| Print Magazine
Having spent a few days in Austin, Texas, last week at the Physician Hospitals of America annual meeting, I'm reminded of the reform law provision restricting physician ownership of hospitals. FULL STORY »
By Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City) | September 20, 2012
It wasn't exactly a resounding endorsement, but the Utah Medical Association's House of Delegates has decided to support the expansion of Medicaid in Utah allowed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. FULL STORY »
In June, the MGMA-ACMPE released the results of a questionnaire that ranked members' most pressing practice management challenges. In this edition of "Practice Makes Perfect," we'll tackle No. 18 on that list: leading development of an organization's strategic plan and its implementation. FULL STORY »
There's an old Latin expression, "Rerum novarum cupidus," that means "People are always greedy for new things." While some take the aphorism to be an expression of the endless need people have for material things, others put a more entrepreneurial twist to the saying. FULL STORY »
Like most doctors, I am an overachiever and I have always been a “good” student. Throughout my education, I perfected the art of making my teachers happy. But now, as a patient with multiple sclerosis, I find myself in an unfamiliar role. I am deliberately choosing to ignore my doctor's... FULL STORY »
In June 2012, the MGMA-ACMPE released the results of a questionnaire that ranked members' most pressing practice management challenges. In this edition of “Practice Makes Perfect,” we'll tackle No. 3 on that list: preparing for the transition to ICD-10 diagnosis coding. FULL STORY »
Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen made the term “disruptive innovation” a household word with the 1997 publication of his groundbreaking book, The Innovator's Dilemma. FULL STORY »
