Whether an individual physician is in a practice that uses telemedicine depends greatly on if that physician is a radiologist or a gastroenterologist. Specialty also significantly affects whether a physician uses telemedicine to interact with patients or with peers and which telemedicine modality is used.

Inappropriate outpatient antibiotic prescribing is a primary driver of antimicrobial resistance. Designing and evaluating antibiotic stewardship initiatives requires common measures of inappropriate prescribing that can be applied at the level of prescribers...

The new year brings new challenges for the healthcare industry. From new payment models to updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to 21^st Century Cures, hold on to your hats, because it is going to be a bumpy ride!

Amazon made headlines this year — especially as it leaped further into the healthcare arena. While there has been speculation about Amazon's entry into the industry for years, announcements by the e-commerce giant in 2018 make it clear that it's planning to make a big splash in healthcare.

The 20-year-old evaluation and management (E&M) documentation guidelines are full of different components and elements, all of which must be reviewed in order to ensure that services billed were appropriately documented.