November 27th 2024
Empowering the healthcare workforce is critical to not only improving employee retention and wellbeing, but also to delivering safer patient care.
October 17th 2024
The relentless workload and extended hours place significant strain on nurses’ resilience, disrupting their work-life balance and making self-care increasingly elusive.
August 29th 2024
August 26th 2024
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
May 15th 2024
Exploring practical strategies to address staffing shortages in medical practices and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
10 Best states for nurses 2024
Which states are the best to be a nurse in this year?
10 Worst states for nurses 2024
Which states are the worst to be a nurse in this year?
Putting fun in the practice: Hire for attitude, train for skills
Health care could use some hiring tips from Southwest Airlines.
Navigating employees’ charged behavior in the health care workplace
Health care employers have the obligation to protect their employees and their patients, while also complying with applicable state and federal laws.
My new secret weapon for learning from my customers
This is the first product the author has seen that combines both quantitative and qualitative feedback from patients.
Combating the rise of workplace violence in healthcare
It's imperative for healthcare leaders to scrutinize their current workplace violence prevention processes and establish policies that ensure safe and supportive employment environments.
8 Strategies for improving employee loyalty and commitment
Creating a culture of employee loyalty and commitment is one of the most important contributors to successful medical practice management.
Healthcare staffing and reimbursement challenges: Automation and AI are here to help
Growing demand for ASCs presents both opportunities and challenges, especially in terms of revenue cycle management and workforce.
7 Things physicians say will improve their workplace well-being
A recent study confirmed burnout remains a problem for health care. These are interventions that doctors say would help.
5 Tips for negotiating the best physician employment contract
There are simple tools that can help us achieve the best employment contract.
Keeping healthcare workers safe
Violence against health care workers has almost become a routine, if frightening, aspect of their jobs.
Optimizing your practice to solve staffing problems
To thrive in 2024 and beyond, organizations need to devise ways to continue delivering exceptional care without placing more stress on their workforce.
Recruiting the difficult-to-hire physician
Health care organizations must adopt a proactive and personalized approach to making physicians feel heard, valued, and interested.
5 Tips to retain great physicians
Hospitals and health care organizations don’t do enough to keep physicians. A new book discusses how to change that.
When the boomerang employee tries to return
You know you should have a plan for when an employee leaves; but what if they want to return?
Practice tip of the week: Evaluating a practice manager or administrator
Combatting employee turnover at your practice
Staff members are looking for autonomy and fair pay.
Retaining staff takes more than money
Training, tailored benefits and paths for career advancement help build loyalty and reduce employee attrition
Coding skills and physicians
Coding skills do not inherently equate to clinical competence, and vice versa, but both are necessary.
Giving your practice a checkup: Motivating your staff
The importance of motivating employees by providing measurable and written goals through a concise, effective mission statement and policy manual.
Outsourcing the revenue cycle isn’t right for everyone
Outsourcing the billing process has become popular but it isn’t the right choice for every practice.
Harnessing the power of internal ambassadors
Creating ambassadors internally can play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the organizational vision and the patient experience.
Increasing productivity through talent management
Is your practice as productive as it could be?
Advancing DEI in health care
Overcoming communication challenges and fostering inclusive practices for physicians.
MGMA Leaders Conference 2023: Work life balance for newly hired physicians
Work life balance is becoming more and more of a concern for physicians as burnout and the doctor shortage grows.
Primary care hit hard by pandemic
Health care is busy and getting busier, but there are possible solutions that could help physicians and other clinicians, according to a new report.
Discussing prescription prices with patients
A one-minute conversation can have an enormous impact.
Health care staff and the risk of drug overdose death
Staff members doing different jobs have different risks.
Practice tip of the week: Effectively manage medical practice staff
5 Training tips for your practice staff
Help your educated staff to apply what they learn in school to the real-life practice setting.