Practice Management

Federal AHRQ offers starting point for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

There are interesting differences in the ways patients of varying ethnicities and races engage with technology.

Jason M. O'Dell, MS, CWM, and Michael Lewellen, CFP, discuss what young dermatologists need to know about insurance basics to protect themselves in part 2 of their practice management article.

Payers must make public the individual amounts their health plans pay providers across all types of services and locations, including hospitals, doctors’ offices, imaging centers, outpatient surgery centers and urgent care clinics.

Health care costs continue to rise in this country. According to a study by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation, health care spending totaled $3.8 trillion in 2019, $11,582 per person.

HHS agency warns “vishing,” combining scam emails and phone calls, is on the rise.

Jason M. O'Dell, MS, CWM, and Michael Lewellen, CFP, discuss what young dermatologists need to know about insurance basics to protect themselves.

The sweeping legislation contains tax code reform, health care provisions and climate change action. What does it mean for physicians?

Harnessing digital marketing tools can help your medical practice grow.

David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, and Jason M. O'Dell, MS, CWM examine 4 important success factors dermatologists should implement in their practice when considering a sale or merger.

Technology and care navigators are key to managing this growing population

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said the U.S. needs a significant rise in unemployment to stave off more inflation

Errors impede efforts to overcome disparities in health care access and outcomes

Rising insulin prices have led department to examine the impetus behind setting prices that many patients can't afford.

Entrepreneur beats prices of supply chain wholesalers, PBMs, pharmacies, and insurers.

AMA has adopted a multi-prong strategy to try to counter lies while holding the person responsible to professional review.

The top articles in recent literature offer a roadmap for new directions in dermatology practice.

Getting denied for injection administration can be common. How to make sure you get paid.

Savanna Perry, PA-C, revealed her secrets to building a successful social media presence online for both your personal brand as a physician assistant and your practice.

The providers in our clinic want to start billing e-visits. Can they bill for all the communication between the provider and patient through our online portal?

Approximately 36% of all physicians will be sued at least once before they are aged 45 years.

American Hospital Association requesting a task force from the justice department to investigate commercial health insurance companies in the Medicare Advantage program.

Chargemaster lists may encourage patients to shop around for services, but the authors of this report said the implications of this change for dermatology are not well-defined.

Learn to discern the best pain-mitigation strategies for each patient, based on research and personal experience.

Latest numbers show prices rose at a slightly slower pace in April.

Online-first engagement ensures patients obtain the right care for their specific needs.

“Given the difference in state taxes, the bottom-line difference for the physician could be in 6 figures—every year! Compounded with even a conservative growth rate, this could mean millions of dollars of difference over a career.”

“With a traditional QRP [qualified retirement plan], a participant trades today’s tax rates on their contribution for the tax rates in the future, when they withdraw the money from the plan. If rates rise, the QRP might prove not to be a good deal at all.”

A physician’s goal is to care for patients, but a key part of being able to provide that care is the eternal quest for payment. One way to ensure that a practice maximizes its coding regimen is to make sure each session can be efficiently billed.

Klint Peebles, MD, FAAD, breaks down the core terminology for LGBTQ/SGD individuals so all patients can feel understood when entering the exam room.