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Drafting an Airtight Sexual Harassment PolicyHarassment awards can take a bite out of a practice's pocketbook - not to mention reputation.
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4 Tips to survive FebruaryWith only 28 days, February is a short month but it can still add to physician burnout.
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Meeting Medicare AWV Compliance RequirementsMany medical practices are billing for Medicare's AWV without providing a detailed and personalized plan at the visit. Here's what they should do.
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Using Social Networking as a Marketing ToolToday doctors are competing for patients in a radically changed marketplace. One of the most important emerging technologies in that space is Internet-based social networking.
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Is Biometric Authentication the Future of Healthcare Security?Think passwords are passé and that biometrics will come to the rescue to keep healthcare records safe? Think again - it's only one part of the security puzzle.
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Are They Smiling?Measuring patient satisfaction can lead to better care and better pay. Here's how to do it.
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Get Out of Bad ContractsMore groups are getting control over their revenue by rejecting unfair managed care contracts
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What Patients Want in Billing and PaymentA recent survey explores how patients and practices don't see eye to eye when it comes to billing and payment.
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Tech Upgrades Pay Off for Small PracticesWhile upgrading your technology may cost you, it will pay off in the long run, according to recent research efforts.
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Finance: How to Pay Your DoctorsFew things in medical practice can cause as much rancor as the development of a new physician compensation plan. Divvying up limited revenue bruises egos and leads to charges of unfairness - especially in oncology, with its numerous subspecialists of varying income expectations. Better know how to do it right.
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Practice tip of the week: Ways to avoid a malpractice suitYour weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
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IdeaLab: Top 10 Ways to Keep Lawyers at BayOne spine surgeon’s take on reducing your chances of being sued for malpractice.
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Working the PhonesMany practices using telephony applications report that the payoffs can be greater than expected
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Career or calling: Should my children be physicians?After a patient asked, one physician wonders why her children aren’t going into medicine.
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Practice tip of the week: How to ensure documentation accuracyYour weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
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The Female Physician Perspective on Healthcare TodayA recent survey indicates female physicians are more positive about their profession and healthcare reform than their male peers.
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Coding: Your Top Coding Concerns SolvedTips from our biweekly e-mail newsletter. This issue: Consult or referral? Documentation is critical.
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Establishing Professional Boundaries for PhysiciansOne of the challenges with physician work-life balance is maintaining boundaries - specifically when guilt gets in the way.
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Using Pinterest to Market Your Medical PracticePinterest is quickly becoming the next big social media outlet, so here's an easy guide on how your practice can get online and connect with patients.
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Practice Management Lab: You Call That a Payment?Underpayments and "zero-pays" are a growing problem. Here's some advice to help you handle them.
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EHRs Can Improve the Patient-Doctor RelationshipEHRs are still cumbersome and have not yet reached their potential. Yet, they will eventually better patient relations.
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Second Opinion: ‘Professionalism’ - No Substitute for Medical EthicsPulmonologist Jerome Arnett Jr. on the folly of so-called medical “professionalism.”
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Physical Therapist Referrals: 4 Metrics to ConsiderHow can you tell if the therapist to whom you refer patients is the right fit? Here are four metrics to consider.
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Empowering Medical Assistants Helps Improve Patient CareOne medical group in Massachusetts learned the power of using medical assistants to improve quality of care.
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Expanding Practice Scope with Urgent Care ServicesCertified PAs can help primary-care physicians grow their practices by expanding urgent care services to capture sick visits and emergent procedures.
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The Diabetes Crisis and How PAs Can Help Manage ItPhysician assistants can be a key teammate for medical practices in the management, education, and support of diabetic patients.
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Patient Care Skills Can Aid Physicians at NegotiationsIn any negotiation, it's important to consider the needs of the other side. But there's a difference between true altruism and absolute self-sacrifice.
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Are You in Compliance?Whether or not your practice has a full-time billing staff or outsources this function, billing remains the backbone of the revenue cycle in the practice.
