Many practices fail to appreciate the enormous value of strategic scheduling: a full schedule means a full day of revenue. Because even one missed patient makes a difference, we show you how to stack the deck in your favor.
You’ve been asking us for a forum that lets readers share their best practice-management ideas with the rest of the class. So here it is. Arlene Lewis, MD, gets us started with advice on designing a beautiful, patient-friendly office without breaking the bank.
Cybercriminals are more of a threat to securing patient data than ever before. Employ these tactics to better prepare your staff.
Phase 2 HIPAA audits are coming up soon. Here are five tips on how they differ from Phase 1 and what you should know.
One physician describes how her former practice closed its doors after its chief financial officer led it to financial ruin.
Here are nine questions that can help reveal if becoming acquired by a larger system is the right move for you and your practice.
A step-by-step guide to improved patient satisfaction scores at your practice.
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
Membership medical practices strive to provide patients with more access to physicians. Here, one physician shares how that is affecting his personal time.
A multi-pronged approach is needed to stop the next global health threat, and doctors play a vital role.
The time for PCPs to focus on improving documentation, coding, and value-based care initiatives is now.
A little attention to small billing mistakes can save your practice big money
Here are four assessment areas your practice can use to develop training for the ICD-10 medical coding system transition.
Conventional wisdom has it that doctors who use EMRs are better prepared to treat patients comprehensively - especially those with chronic conditions. New research, though, is raising doubts. What’s the real story?
What began as a relaxing day of biking turned her life and practice upside down
Here's advice on understanding and differentiating the use of modifiers 58, 78, and 79 at your medical practice.
MACRA, inventory management, two other areas physician practices should focus on this year to improve care and lower costs.
Compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule was required by April 2005. Are you compliant?
The cold reality of life under MACRA should be alarming to small and solo practice physicians.
Changes in healthcare mean considering different compensation models, including alignment compensation.
The new Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Act means Chapter 7 filling is out for higher income earners like physicians, as is home equity as a major form of protection. Here's what it means to you.
There are all kinds of health apps that track blood pressure, medications, nutrition, you name it. Now Apple is entering the fray with the goal of interoperability.
The advance of tech-based clinical decision support tools are going to help - not replace - physicians and evidence-based medicine, going forward.
Internist Beverly J. Lessane, MD, is a busy doc by day, aspiring country music diva by night.
Surgeon Bhagwan Satiani on why his group’s plan to open a satellite office crumbled.
Why tablets are popular and what you should look for when making a purchase decision.
Coding expert Bill Dacey reacts to CMS’s 2019 proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that would collapse office Evaluation and Management code levels-and payment rates.
Here are seven reasons why Locum Tenens is increasingly becoming an appealing option for physicians.