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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.
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'My Turn as the Patient'John K. Jarboe, MD, on how he came to appreciate the power of living a healthy life.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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4 ways to prepare for MACRA in 2019Revenue cycle management tips to enhance cash flow under the 2019 Quality Payment Program Final Rule.
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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.
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Practice Management Lab: Verifying EligibilityHere's some help for strengthening your methods of verifying patient eligibility - and some startling data on why you shouldn't overlook this practice.
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A Cure for the Affordable Care ActWhile it's uncertain what will happen with the ACA this year and healthcare policy in general, it's clear something needs to be done, says one doc.
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Three Critical Pitfalls of Physician MortgagesHere are three critical issues to avoid for physicians to buy a home after residency and facing a mountain of student debt.
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Saving and Increasing Money through TelemedicineTelemedicine can not only save money for practices, but it can increase revenue as well. Here are ways how.
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Tackle patient scheduling with improved practice workflowScheduling problems are a practice-wide issue, affecting every staff member. Here's how to better understand what's not working and fix it.
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'Here's What They Should Really Teach in Medical School'There’s no education like experience, says Julie Schopps, a North Carolina-based pediatrician, about what medical school should teach.
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Certified PAs Can Help Fight Child/Adolescent ObesityPAs can develop screening protocols, share basic nutrition and exercise information, and provide a list of community resources for overweight patients.
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How to deliver team-based careNon-physician providers can help lighten the load for physicians while improving patient care, practice efficiency, and overall effectiveness.
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Dealing With Physician Departures at Your PracticeWhether you are the physician leaving the office, or the practice being left behind, there are critical steps to take when a doctor gives notice
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Ease Your Debt BurdenLoan consolidation -- and other options -- may help you better manage debt
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Reducing medical practice embezzlement risk with cash controlsFront-desk embezzlement schemes are typically the result of loose collection protocols and minimal oversight. Don't be caught lacking
