Tax Incentives Extended
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has extended two tax incentives that may be helpful if your practice acquires new equipment. Both the 50% bonus first-year depreciation deduction and the enhanced Section 179 expensing limit generally remain in effect for 2009.
The Power of Word of Mouth
The Center for Studying Health System Change looked at how American adults find a new physician. Of those searching for a primary care physician, half relied on recommendations from their friends and family, and more than 25% used those recommendations as their only source of information. But others also relied on doctor recommendations (38%) and information from their health plans (35%).
E-Prescribing on the Rise
Although the percentage may seem relatively small--12% of office-based physicians currently use electronic prescribing--the number of physicians who have adopted this technology more than doubled since last year.
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