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$200+ million verdict: It started with a midlevel's mistake
By Mark Crane
A huge malpractice verdict in Florida holds lessons for all doctors who use midlevel providers.
Exclusive Survey
Exclusive Survey—Malpractice premiums: Starting to level off
By Wayne J. Guglielmo
Rates in many places may have stabilized or even dropped, but no one is celebrating just yet.
Exclusive Survey—Capitation: Still a factor for some
By Ken Terry
A sizeable minority of primary care physicians still have some prepaid business, and many of them are doing fine.
Exclusive Survey—Expenses: Rising costs hit all physicians
By Vicki F. Brentnall
Our survey will help you gauge whether your practice expenses are right on target or need a trim.
Practice Management
Real-time payment: What's holding it back?
By Ken Terry
Some problems still exist, but real-time claims processing can help you get more money, more quickly.
Personal Finance
Last-minute moves to trim your taxes
By Lawrence Farber
Don't let these chances for big savings slip through your fingers.
News & Views
Update
By Dennis Murray
Practice and financial news you can use
Latest Research
A summary of the "must-read" articles from the journals in that pile on your desk.
Readers React
By Jeanne Sabatie
Letters to the Editor
Advice from the experts
Walk-in practices can be risky
By Steven I. Kern, JD
What's your responsibility to patients who come in without appointments and need urgent care, or more care than you're equipped to provide?
Coding Cues: Answers to your questions about. . .
By Virginia Martin, CPC, CHBC
Billing for an on-call arrangement; NPI information errors; interpretations of purchased tests
Profit from the falling dollar
By William B. Howard, Jr., CFP
Your Money
Windows Vista or XP?
By Robert Lowes
Tech Talk
Q&As
Money Management Q&A
By Diane Weber
A larger writeoff for buying equipment; when to consider a life settlement; avoiding debts your contractor owes
Practice Management Q&A
By Liz O'Brien
A letter requesting payment; get rid of those charts like a hot potato; leaving the practice but not the lab
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Last Laugh
Are you a stranger to your patients?
By Leslie Kane, MACC
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