I recently received a warning on a tax-related identity theft scam targeting doctors from the Arizona Medical Association and the Maricopa County Medical Association. The threat is national in scope and all doctors need to be aware of this information and take basic,

Contributed by Ike Devji, J.D., Asset Protection & Wealth Preservation Attorney for Business Owners and Physicians and contributor of  PhysicianPractice.com.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has again granted The Joint Commission deeming authority for the accreditation of critical access hospitals.

Though wearable technology has been around for years, it’s finally getting the attention it deserves, thanks to the introduction of the new Apple Watch and its health monitoring applications.

A wide variety of medical practice employees, including doctors, nurses, and various clinical assistants, must be very specifically credentialed based on both the specifics of your practice and third-party payer contracts. This week we take a look at this growing area of exposure for medical practices and some basic credentialing compliance best practices.

July 30, 2012 Employee communications research firm Peer Group US, a division of CKR Interactive, has released major findings from the 2012 National Physical Therapist Survey, which explores the job perspectives and employment preferences of today’s physical therapist population.

B. E. Smith, has been retained to lead a national chief executive officer search for Forks Community Hospital in Forks, Wash. The top executive search firm in the healthcare industry, B. E. Smith placed more than 300 senior-level healthcare executives into organizations last year.

Spending in Pharmerging Markets to Nearly Double, Health Systems in Developed Countries Benefit from Historically Low Spending Growth Following several

Wednesday, June 12   The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced it has exclusively endorsed LexisNexis® Identity Management Product Suite.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia presented Darlene K. Logan and Judith Royal with the 2012 HOPE Award for Distinguished Volunteer

PLANO, Texas. LifeCare Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced its operating results for the year ended December 31, 2011.