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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.
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Certified PAs Address Oral HealthPAs can help busy MDs better address patients' oral health and meet meaningful use and other quality initiatives.
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Lessons Learned: ‘My EMR Nightmare … And Why I’d Do it Again’Think you have IT problems? You ain’t heard nothin’ yet.
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‘What Floyd Taught Me’Internist and nephrologist Dalia Frumkin recalls an early mentor, who taught her a lot about being a doctor.
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Strategies to Get the Most from Payer NegotiationsDespite various changes in the healthcare industry, payer negotiations can help your medical practice prosper - if you prepare and leverage your data.
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Physicians: Start Planning for Retirement TodayIt's a good time to check in on your retirement planning. Here are some do's and don'ts for physicians.
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Don’t Let Your Medical Practice Design Damage Your ReputationOnline rating sites not only review physicians, but your entire practice, including the aesthetics. Here are five tips to improve positive patient feedback.
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Five-Step Private Medical Practice Survival Plan: Part IIIHaving plans in place for ICD-10 and patient engagement are the final steps in creating a medical practice survival plan for 2014.
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'As President, Here's What I'd Change About Healthcare'Psychiatrist Daniel B. Block lays out his first term as president of the United States of Utopia.
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Underdog Doc Takes on Payers for PatientDaniel Block, MD, describes his best day as a physician, a day when he took on his patient's insurance company to get the patient the prescription drug he needed.
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The EHR Game Has Yet to be DecidedThe promise of technology in healthcare has yet to be realized and it will take a paradigm shift to get us there.
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Using Philosophy, Not Data, To Chart Better in the EHRWhat can the Cooperative Principle teach us about better using EHRs? A lot actually.
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Sunshine Act Shedding Light on Physician-Pharma Rep RelationsHealth reform will bring more transparency to the physician-pharma rep relationship. Here's how your practice can comply and still maintain business as usual.
