Health Care Information

I almost tossed the instructions; I wonder how many employees, or spouses, read them.

The use of patient surveys as a measure of quality is not popular with physicians, naturally. An article in Sunday's New York Times looked at the Zagat survey - here's my take on...

The first contacts with your practice are the golden moments, setting the tone for the relationship. Take a look at your practice from the point of view of your patients for a different...

This doctor tells of a patient visit that was going bad. He found one way to make things right.

The recession is getting old, as they say, but we still have to hang tough and keep a close hand on the practice as events unfold.

The AMA has filed suit against Aetna and CIGNA, charging that their use of the IGENIX database led to years of underpayment for out of network cared.

February is Heart Month. This advisory from CMS last week has some important advice and tips, and guidance on available Medicare benefits.

Location, location, location. You know the old adage. And in small business it warrants your consideration.

Internal controls are a basic and essential management tool to help insure that revenue and expenses are properly recorded. The bigger problem is not employee theft, but rather simple errors in counting and...

Firing people is usually a difficult task. What if you have a nice person who works hard, is on time, is loyal - but just lacks in some key areas? What now? Do...

IBM today announced the introduction of software that can link personal medical devices to personal health records, such as Google Health. Here is my take on this critical advance, and the text of...

Sen Tom Daschle had to withdraw his name for nomination for DHHS Secretary this morning because of his failure to report significant in kind income that was worth over $100,000 in taxes, penalties...

The House this evening passed President Obama's economic stimulus package, which includes $20 billion for healthcare IT. Now it's time to get serious -there's real money on the table.

What IT can do is pull together, sort, organize and present data in a format and delivery mode that turns the data into information.

This economy's woes can fog our vision, while there seems to be a fresh commitment to helping small businesses thrive.

Washington Post columnist Dr. David Brown says the unsayable: healthcare costs will continue to grow, and that "we are on a collision course between our wish to live longer and our capacity to...