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No More No-ShowsUnderstanding the problems that lead to no-shows can go a long way toward improvement
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Why bother with strategic planning?Forming a strategic plan may seem like a waste of time, but it can be beneficial to a practice.
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PAs Want Full Collaboration Not IndependenceWhile nurse practitioners seek practice autonomy, physician assistants work to ensure greater state-by-state consistency in scope of practice laws.
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High turnover rates and financial distressOne of the complications physician practices faced in the pandemic was a high turnover rate. In this clip, Chad Beste, a partner in BDO’s Healthcare Advisory Practice, discusses how this ties into financial distress and what you can do to reduce its impact.
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The Impact of Value-Based Contracts on Independent PracticesIn Phoenix, one clinically integrated organization is showing independent physician practices how they can achieve success in value-based care.
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PAs Offer Comprehensive Care to Growing Geriatric PopulationWith the geriatric patient population increasing, physicians can count on PAs to take a hands-on approach to managing their care.
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Take Heed When Taking OffConsider giving patients advance notice if a physician absence is planned.
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My Best Idea: Why I WritePsychiatrist and novelist Charles Atkins on the connection between good writing and good medicine.
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CMS Should Adopt a Flat Rate for E&M Office VisitsMany physicians feel that useless chart documentation has grown to consume most of the patient visit, leaving little time for patient care.
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Investing in Technology for Value-Based Care SuccessTechnology will play an important role in determining a practice's success in MACRA. Here's what you need to invest in.
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Improving Patient Outcomes with Remote MonitoringMonitoring patients remotely is one way to reduce healthcare costs, but it may also facilitate outcome-based reimbursement programs.
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Collecting Patient Payment during SchedulingObtaining all information needed to check eligibility and perform pre-visit preparation can be time consuming, but is by far worth it.
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Five financial reports you need to see monthlyWhen managing their practices, a lot of very good doctors make bad business decisions because they lack the same data-driven rigor they give to patients.
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On Finding Work-life BalanceAnesthesiologist Cheryl Orr, MD, on her struggle to balance the time demands of her work and family, and the tough decisions that led her to a balanced life.
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Practice tip of the week: Five financial reports you need to see monthlyYour weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
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Solutions to 3 Common Accountable Care Tech ChallengesTechnology is a must in accountable care coordination, but also presents challenges. Here are three solutions to achieve the goal of quality patient care.
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Succession Planning 101 for Private PracticesIf you are thinking of retiring, or even if you aren't, make sure you have a viable succession plan in place.
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Breaking Barriers to Innovation in Healthcare DeliveryPhysicians can innovate the healthcare delivery system, they just have to overcome these four often seen barriers in doing so.
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2018 Tech Trends Will Take Practices to a New FrontierHealthcare technology is approaching Star Trek status, with the ability to take practices to a new frontier.
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Q&A: Why minority patients are suffering more during COVID-19; how physicians can helpA special Q&A with Dr. Patrice Harris.
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Your Money: Do All Your Exes Wear Rolexes?Death and taxes are life’s only certainties, but getting divorced - or having an heir who gets divorced - is getting pretty close to a sure thing. Here are some tips for keeping the divorce lawyers away from your life savings and your children’s inheritance.
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Stop Bounced ChecksMost practices still accept a lot of paper checks from patients - and it costs money when they bounce, as they too-often do. But electronic check services can help you get rid of the rubber.
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4 Equipment Considerations for Physician PracticesLooking to expand or renovate your practice and are buying new equipment? Here's what you should know before doing so.
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Recent Court Ruling's Impact on the False Claims ActWhat can practices learn from a recent ruling by the Supreme Court on the False Claims Act? An expert weighs in.
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Primary Care Can't Thrive Without Nurse PractitionersWith a projected shortfall of primary-care physicians, it's time for alternate solutions to patient care. Nurse practitioners are one logical remedy.
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Growing Your Medical Practice: Turning Prospects into PatientsHow do you nurture your practice and your new prospective patients at the same time? Here's a four-step method to guide you.
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Preparing the Nonclinical, Non-Coder for ICD-10Establish appropriate staff training for ICD-10 at your medical practice with a keen eye on your revenue cycle management.
