Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed

Federal incentives have helped push electronic prescribing, which the vast majority of physicians are now doing.

"Seismic shift" lifts primary care's impact on hospital revenues

A survey finding specialists accounting for less revenue to hospitals reflects changes putting more emphasis on primary care as the Affordable Care Act is implemented.

VA tries quality improvement approach to medical ethics

Tools to evaluate how health care facilities perform ethically are in their infancy. The VA Health Care System hopes others can benefit from its experience.

Medicare's payment carrots turn to sticks

Connected coverage - selected articles on trends, challenges and controversies in the changing world of medicine.

Slight drop reported in pharma pay to doctors

Guidelines for end-of-life care get update

Unwanted price to hospitalists' growth -- more liability suits

Trends are being sorted out as claims of misdiagnosis and other legal challenges increase, and recordkeeping improves, in a fast-growing specialty.

House hearing focuses on quality's role in SGR reform

Physician witnesses tell lawmakers that stable payments and a commitment of federal resources are needed to move Medicare beyond fee-for-service.

Prevention campaign offers doctors tools to fight obesity

Disparities seen in treatment of hypertension