If a cardiologist in your state is being paid more than you, wouldn’t you like to know that? Or if an internist is being reimbursed by Medicare faster, and being denied claims less frequently? Now a service provides real-time comparative analysis of electronic remittance notices, to give physicians the ability to identify and correct revenue-cycle performance issues.

By now there should be no doubt that the use of smart phones, iPads and other mobile devices have infiltrated the healthcare sector. But the mobility aspect of these devices means that extra steps need to be taken to ensure the protection of the sensitive information within. Note: Hacking is the least of your worries.

Practice-based medical labs -- where blood is drawn and analyzed in-house, as opposed to being sent out for analysis -- can not only improve patient care, they have the potential to increase practice revenue when set up correctly. But before diving in, you need to know your patients.