Nine great tips for communicating smoothly with your patients.

On Apr. 16, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo's office filed suit against health-plan owner WellPoint and its subsidiaries, and LACMA met with Delgadillo to discuss how the two organizations could work together to gather evidence of improper health plan practices.

There are options for defraying the cost of installing an electronic medical record system, but you've got to know where to look.