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In a Forbes article, Ron Ashkenas, a senior partner of Schaffer Consulting and an executive-in-residence at the Haas Business School of University of California, Berkeley (Calif.), lays out guidelines for when firing an employee is a necessity.

Ophthalmology and dermatology included the highest percentage of active physicians with Doctor of Medicine degrees, whereas family medicine/general practice included the highest percentage of active physicians with Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees in 2010, according to the 2012 Physician Specialty…

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A SK&A survey found that the rate of electronic health record adoption grew from 50.3 percent to 61 percent over the last year, according to a Medscape report.

Health insurance exchanges are up and running and the individual mandate requires insurance coverage. This means more people in the United States are becoming insured — albeit with high deductible plans — and providers could see a higher volume of…

In an R.J. Hedges & Associates blog post, Wendy Miller, director of accreditation at Board of Certification/Accreditation, shares tips for facing a Medicare audit.

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