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State says docs sold patients on shady health credit card plans
Healthcare credit cards--which allow providers to be paid upfront, in full, for charges--are under scrutiny in New Jersey.
Behind the numbers: Salary survey dishes up hot physician issues
Deb Beaulieu
Despite its narrow title, Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2012 reveals much more than how much doctors are earning. In fact, the online survey of 24,216 physicians
Patients prioritize wallets over pain
As financial fears affect Americans' perception of "wants" versus "needs," more patients are willing to put up with pain and delay life-altering procedures such as joint surgery. "People are putting
To discount or not: How to handle patients' financial concerns
As FiercePracticeManagement has reported in the past , your patients, many of whom are struggling financially, are constantly being bombarded by mainstream media telling them that the answer is to
SPOTLIGHT: Nearly all MDs say patients worried about paying for care
The economic crisis grinds on, and those on the front lines continue to see its impact. A new survey concludes that nearly 90 percent of family physicians believe that their patients are worried
