Who should be considered a physician at the VA?

Rep. Brad Wenstrup, of Ohio, rushed to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's side Wednesday morning, as a stream of blood trailed behind the Louisiana congressman.

In 2017, Congress has been debating legislation, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which would end the enhanced federal matching funds for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and fundamentally alter the structure and financing of the Medicaid program.

Medicare and Medicaid are government healthcare programs that help individuals acquire coverage, but similarities between the programs more or less end there. 

Medicare and Medicaid are government healthcare programs that help individuals acquire coverage, but similarities between the programs more or less end there. 

Hospital systems may no longer be quite as eager to acquire independent medical practices now that the government is scaling back a significant financial incentive for doing so. 

At a time when congressional leaders are notoriously at odds over health care reform, one piece of health care-related legislation that has received bipartisan support is the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 (S. 870). 

Approximately 52 percent of provider compensation offers with a production bonus in 2017 based the additional pay on relative value units (RVUs), while just 39 percent used quality metrics, a recent Merritt Hawkins survey found. 

It's time to put your feet first. 

It’s a condition born of too much sugar, but the news is not so sweet.

Think summer, think outdoors.

Ingrown toenails are a common condition in which the corner or side of a toenail grows into the soft flesh. 

The summer months mean it’s time to break out your favorite flip-flops, flats, boat shoes, espadrilles and more.

Choosing the right pair of shoes to wear on a regular basis plays a major role in avoiding injury and ensuring the long-term health of your feet, as well as your entire body. 

Practicing medicine in today's healthcare environment is not for the faint of heart. 

While medical cost trends are not expected to rise sharply, it's not a time to claim victory over the cost curve.

With the government conducting a new round of HIPAA privacy and security audits in 2017, small medical practices need to be prepared.

Better patient engagement takes time and effort on the part of physicians and staff—and a new report suggests most organizations don't account for that when they design programs.