Since IT has dropped in cost over time, physician practices are now turning to it to meet these needs.

Conclusions The results of this research describe the software selection process as it occurs in physician practices.

However, studies suggest that vignettes provide accurate information about actual physician practice.

Since each state licenses physicians independently, may the physician practice across state lines?

So how should expert panels make decisions in a world where physician practices vary widely?

In the survey, released last week, one-third of the hospitals said they had acquired or were acquiring physician practices.

There are approximately 230,187 physician practices in the United States.

The remaining 47.2% of physician practices are group practices.

Since study subjects were recruited from a random sample of physician practices, they all had access to health care for asthma.

Standardized patients have also been sent unannounced in physician practices to evaluate standards of care.