As 2019 comes to a close, APMA wishes its members, partners and other podiatric medical professionals a safe and happy holiday season. We hope you enjoy this special "year in review" issue of APMA News Brief, with a look at the most-clicked content from 2019. Our regular publication will resume Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule for the Physician Fee Schedule includes provisions that address evaluation and management services.

While patient satisfaction scores are now a fact of modern health-care, they don’t always give an accurate picture with regard to actual quality of patient care.

A new study suggests that professional coaching, administered by telephone, can have positive effects in reducing emotional exhaustion and overall burnout among physicians.

Salaries are up not just for physicians but for office staff and management as well, according to a new report.

More changes to evaluation and management services documentation and reimbursement could be on the horizon.

Six out of every 10 falls happen at home, but there are many changes you can make to your home to help you avoid falling.

Nearly 90 percent of those surveyed indicated that maternity leave should last between 11 and 24 weeks.

According to a new analysis, accountable care organizations led by physicians were dramatically more successful than other ACOs.

Finding ways to increase the number of patients seen and using technology effectively are among the ways practices help to boost their productivity.

Physician support for the Affordable Care Act increased from 42 percent in 2012 to 53 percent in 2017, according to a survey in Health Affairs.