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Caring for the Sickest Patients: A Calling and an Opportunity

New models are disrupting the way primary care is provided

From Rehab to Pill Mill

Investigated for addiction in one state, now in federal prison after working in another

AMA, I Hardly Knew Ye

Group's annual meeting folds its tent, but that tent has really changed

The Places in the U.S. Doctors Won't Go (Common Sense Family Doctor)

Rural communities face an uphill battle

Open Mic at ACC: Tribal Diet; 'Jeopardy!'; How to Retire

In this video, cardiologists share favorite moments from the meeting

By the Numbers: That Dang Recordkeeping

Physicians spend a fourth of their time on administrative tasks, study finds

CMS to Offer Billing Code for Heart Failure Specialists

Should eliminate denials for appearance of double-billing

For Each Hour of Clinical Time, Docs Spend 2 on Desk Work

Time-and-motion study of 57 doctors in ambulatory settings

AMA Pans 'High Stakes' Exams

Backs more money for GME, but is silent on source of funds

Use Exam Room Computer to Your Advantage

It doesn't have to be a communication barrier, says Danny Sands, MD

Whistleblower Doctor Warns About Hospitals Hiring Physicians

Florida chain agrees to pay $70 million for "improper relationships"

Primary Care: Medicare's 'Wellness Visit' Money Goes Unclaimed

Launched with great fanfare, wellness codes leave docs frustrated

Teamwork Cuts In-Hospital Observation Time

Lengths of stay cut substantially at one hospital chain.

Sinking Pediatric Practice Afloat After MedPage Today Profile

Sometimes an article is worth $97,000 (in back pay).

Survival Boost from NP/PA Care in ICU?

Association seen versus resident physicians in small study.

10 Ways Primary Care Practices Can Improve Care

High quality care and cost-cutting aren't mutually exclusive.

The Happy PCP: $400K/Yr and Home in Time for Dinner

Primary care doc earns a specialist's income without working overtime.

Doctor's Memoir Exposes Dark Side of Medicine

Sandeep Jauhar puts his life on stark display to illustrate harmful financial intrusions into medicine in his newest book.

Doctors' Spouses: What's Not to Like?

When it comes to domestic life for physicians, things have changed since an oversexed and gory 1971 film with Gene Hackman called "Doctors' Wives" featured as one of its taglines, "Doctors' wives have everything. Except husbands."

Can You Get Paid For Prescribing Exercise?

How do doctors get reimbursed when they prescribe exercise? We asked Jordan Metzl, MD, author of the new book, "Exercise Cure."

AMA President Discusses SGR Repeal Efforts

Shortly after the American Medical Association's interim meeting adjourned, Ardis Hoven, MD, president of the American Medical Association, sat down for a one-on-one interview with MedPage Today to discuss the AMA's SGR repeal strategy.

Concierge Medicine Gains Ground

SAN DIEGO -- Concierge doctors are spreading the word that it's possible to operate a direct primary care practice, make a living, and avoid one of the biggest headaches for family medicine physicians -- dealing with health insurance companies.

AAFP to Look at Allowing NPs, PAs to Join

SAN DIEGO -- The American Academy of Family Physicians wants to further study whether nurse practitioners and physician assistants should -- or would want to -- become nonvoting members.

ACP Hedges in Debate on Scope of Practice

The American College of Physicians took a nuanced position on the role advanced nurse practitioners play in clinical care teams in a position paper published Monday.

Face Up to Front Office Challenges

Your front office staff are the face of your practice -- an expression of your practice's philosophy, attitude, and values. Here practice management consultant Rosemarie Nelson shares tips for helping them put the best face forward.

FTEs per Doctor -- More than a Number

There's no set formula for figuring out staff size. Here are the factors you need to take into consideration to maximize revenue.

The Perfect Schedule Template

There is no perfect template, but there's a way to build one perfectly. Here's how.

Is Cash-Only Medicine the Next Big Thing?

As increasing numbers of physicians work longer and harder to maintain income levels in the face of declining third-party reimbursements, some have opted out -- they're running cash-only practices, and respondents to a MedPage Today online spotcheck think more doctors will join them.

Hospital Color Codes Staffers to Help Patients

CLEVELAND-Patients at the Cleveland Clinic starting on Monday won't see red. Instead, they'll see white, black, royal blue, hunter green and purple. The hospital has color-coded its staffers so that patients, in principle, will know who is who.