Authors
Latest:
ACOs and the Potential Impact on Your Medical PracticeIf an ACO comes knocking on the door of your medical practice, here are some pointers to assess your potential new partners.
Latest:
Eight Pressure Points for Physicians This YearWe are nearly halfway through the year. What should be on physicians' radar for the rest of 2016? Here are eight things to look at.
Latest:
Let the Leaders LeadImagine managing a multimillion-dollar company without any formal rules in place to outline how the business is run, the roles of leadership, and decision-making processes. You'd be surprised just how many medical practices operate this way.
Latest:
Patient Satisfaction: When You Don't SatisfyPatient satisfaction surveys are becoming more common in private practice. What do you do when your patients are unhappy?
Latest:
Staffing Right for Population Health in Small PracticesWhen engaging in new population health initiatives, ensure your practice is properly allocating its staff and expanding strategically.
Latest:
The Great Practice Makeover: RX for Solo FPShe started medical school at middle age. But life experience gave her little advantage when it came time to manage a practice.
Latest:
7 ways to help new physicians succeedA new work environment can be challenging for newly graduated physicians as well as more experienced physicians. Here are seven ways to help make the onboarding process seamless.
Latest:
Five Ways to Decrease Patient Wait TimesMore and more, patient wait times are going to be vital to improving satisfaction and bottom-line revenue. Here are five ways to shrink wait times.
Latest:
Hospital Employment and Physicians’ ‘Outside’ Business InterestsA physician considering hospital employment should also consider the effect on their healthcare business interests outside of their practice.
Latest:
OSHA Focusing on Workplace Violence in Medical PracticesProtecting your practice from violence is a must, both for overall safety and to avoid penalties from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Latest:
How The 60-Day Repayment Rule Will Impact YouThe 60-Day Rule, which forces physicians to return overpayments to CMS, was recently clarified. What should physicians know about it?
Latest:
Physicians’ View of Meaningful Quality MetricsHow do physicians view meaningful quality metrics, as defined by CMS? Not favorably, according to one survey.
Latest:
IdeaLab: ‘How I Realized My Dream Practice’John Ingalls, MD, explains how he built his ideal practice by putting his own (and his family’s) happiness first.
Latest:
'My Turn as the Patient'John K. Jarboe, MD, on how he came to appreciate the power of living a healthy life.
Latest:
EMR Interface: Making Hardware Fit Your NeedsEvaluate your peripheral options carefully when purchasing an EMR. If your physicians are uncomfortable with the PDA or tablet PC you choose, they’ll go back to paper.
Latest:
3 Things for Physicians to Know about MACRAA reported 84 percent of independent physicians unsure what MACRA demands of them. Here's three things to know about complying with it.
Latest:
Choosing an ACO: Shared Savings Distribution and Key QuestionsPhysicians who perform their due diligence and make a fully informed decision are more likely to select an appropriate ACO partner.
Latest:
Why you should know your patient’s behavior stylesUnderstanding your patients' behavioral styles can help you customize their practice experience and boost satisfaction. Here's how.
Latest:
Medical Partnership Divorces: Lessons LearnedDivorce is usually experienced as a personal, familial, and social loss. Afterward, each person needs to recover without permanent negative consequences from their losses, grieve, learn, and go on to better futures. Parallel issues occur in medical partnership divorce: the breaking of legal, professional, and social bonds in a partnership.
Latest:
The Law: Dealing With Dr. DangerousHave you discovered that a physician (or other provider) in your practice may be putting patients at risk? You must act - but be careful about how.
Latest:
Having Insurance Does Not Make Care AffordableA physician receives a hefty out-of-pocket medical bill and ponders what other patients in his situation are forced to do.
Latest:
4 ways to prepare for MACRA in 2019Revenue cycle management tips to enhance cash flow under the 2019 Quality Payment Program Final Rule.
Latest:
Tips for Succeeding at MIPSWith the CMS' Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and value-based care model in full effect, it's important for physicians to understand what MIPS means for their practices.
