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Cash-strapped patients still rationing care
Despite 2011's status as a "breakthrough year" for new pharmaceuticals hitting the market, prescription spending fell, right along with a continued decline in outpatient visits. The reduced spending
Business loans surge for struggling doctors
As further evidence that physicians are struggling to keep their practices afloat , government-backed Small Business Administration (SBA) loans issued to physicians have dramatically risen from less
Physicians of all ages frustrated with delayed retirement
As recently reported by FierceHealthcare , the recent U.S. recession has forced many physicians to delay or even come out of retirement. The majority of them are "mad as hell" about having to work
4 tips for a strong post-recession practice
Even with signs of economic recovery , patients are struggling to pay their medical bills, making it continually difficult for practices to maintain healthy bottom lines. For example, Dr. Mark G.
Recession still strains practice management compensation
For the second year in a row , compensation for medical practice management professionals remained relatively flat, according to the Medical Group Management Association's (MGMA) Management
U.S. patients getting care back on track
After several months of cutting back on and putting off care, Americans are slowly returning to doctors' offices, healthcare executives told the Reuters Health Summit in New York last week. The
Practice hiring trends show cautious optimism
Despite weak patient volumes in physician offices throughout 2010, medical office jobs are being added back more quickly than in other industries, American Medical News reports. According to a
All-female team wins over OB/GYN patients
Sometimes innovation is simple. For All About Women, an OB/GYN practice in Reading, Pa., the secret to setting the practice apart is about as basic as it gets. All four physicians and one physician
Hospitals cutting back on IT projects due to recession
In yet another sign that hospitals continue to struggle with the essentials of their business, a new survey has concluded that more than half of U.S. hospitals have cut back or postponed IT projects
