Instead of focusing on the attainment of normal-range numbers as the rationale behind prescribing medications, three physicians argued in the New England Journal of Medicine that providers should utilize medical evidence and encourage the use of safe, effective and low-cost drugs.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released changes to the process for developing appropriate use criteria (AUC), including frequently misinterpreted terminology for describing the levels of appropriateness of care.

This week a House subcommittee agreed on a voice vote to advance legislation that eliminates the sustainable growth rate formula and replaces it with what lawmakers describe as a stable payment system. Will this be the year of change?

A House subcommittee approved draft legislation that calls for eliminating the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and replacing it with a system that lawmakers say will improve the quality and efficiency of care. The effort drew praise as well as concerns from the cardiology and broader medical community.

Join Connie Ryan, Cardiology Resource Manager at Oklahoma State University Medical Center as she shares how OSUMC was successful in enhancing their physicians workflow and in increasing productivity in their echo lab with the GE Healthcare's Centricity Cardio Enterprise Solution (CCE).

Is July 2013 too early to think about 2014? Not if you care about reimbursement.

Physician assistants (PAs) in the U.S. who are 55 and older don’t plan to retire until an average age of 67, researchers reported in the July edition of American Journal of Managed Care.

Implementation of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, also known as the Open Payments program, is just around the corner. Starting Aug. 1, industry will be required to report payments or other transfers of value to physicians.