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HIPAA Breaches: Times you can be held liable for a business associate’s HIPAA breachRecent clarifications on HIPAA liability underscore the importance of maintaining protected health information and taking precautions when working with third parties.
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ICD-10: 5 Ways to Prepare for the Home StretchIt's down to the wire for your practice in preparing for ICD-10. Here are five things to do now before Oct. 1.
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Social Media Risks at Your Medical Practice: 5 Key IssuesAttorneys Barbara Zabawa and Melissa Giftus warn improper social media use can lead to possible HIPAA violations, increased malpractice liability, and more.
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Four Trends From HIMSS 2012Forget about meaningful use and ICD-10. The deep talk at HIMSS 2012 was about iPads, data mining, game-like patient apps, and - what's that? - more EHR products?
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Are Your Staff in the Right Roles?Your practice’s biggest expense-and best asset-is your staff. Here’s how to ensure you’ve got the right staff in the right roles working as efficiently as possible.
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'Why I'm Loving Private Practice'Unhappy with the state of her practice, this doc decided to ask her patients what they wanted.
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Physician Assistants Ideal for Patient Nutrition EducationExperienced physician assistants can help physicians counsel their patients on better nutrition.
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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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The Mistake I’m Glad I MadeWhen she was too loose with confidential information, pediatrician Patricia Tibbs harmed a colleague. But since then she’s become a trusted confidant for a whole community.
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Online Marketing: How to get more patientsOnline marketing is not easy and takes some time to plan, but here are five strategies to start attracting new patients to your medical practice.
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Six Ways Independent Physicians Can Stay IndependentI recommend that physicians think long and hard before selling to hospitals. In the meantime, here are a few steps they can take to maintain their independence.
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5 ways to use KPIs to increase your revenueCollecting patient payments can be a challenge for medical practices that aren’t operating at maximum efficiency. Review some key performance indicators to identify and improve processes.
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ICD-10's Potential Effects on Your Revenue CycleThe upcoming coding change requires reimbursement monitoring by practices and perhaps a review of claims appeal processes as well.
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Get Past the ChaosIt's time to get your office out of crisis-of-the-day mode so you have time for the kind of long-term planning and creative thinking you need to thrive. Here's how you and your staff can make it happen.
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Practice tip of the week: Six tips for your employee cell phone policyYour weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
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Should Hospitals Pull, Push, or Drag Physicians Toward ICD-10?If hospitals create ICD-10 solutions and then impose them on physicians - and expect to pull the physicians into cooperation – good luck.
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Is Redemption Possible for a Physician Executive?Hospital CEO and physician Peggy Stephens, on how her grandmother's empathetic example shaped her medical career and executive role.
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Telehealth helps physicians brace for landfallThe true value of telehealth doesn’t always reveal itself when we’re testing the waters, but rather when the waters test us.
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Physician Assistants Are Ideal Leaders for EHR Implementation (Part II)Physician assistants can speak the languages of those who are most fearful of EHRs and make it more translatable.
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Learning New Things from a Patient EncounterPeter K. Kim, MD, on why he thinks conventional preoperative bowel prep is unnecessary, and possibly harmful.
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Hospital Ownership and Your Medical Practice: 10 Questions to ConsiderPhysicians need to do their own “due diligence” regarding what joining a hospital-owned practice would mean. Here are 10 essential questions to consider.
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Minimizing the Risks of Audits, Malpractice Suits at Medical PracticesHere are six steps your medical practice can take to avoid being the target of a tax audit or a malpractice suit.
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Minimizing the Risks of Audits, Malpractice Suits at Medical PracticesHere are six steps your medical practice can take to avoid being the target of a tax audit or a malpractice suit.
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Celebrating a century of physician excellence with Medical Economics 100What's inside the Medical Economics 100th anniversary issue.
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I Got My Freedom BackI decided to take a great leap and get my freedom back. I started a cash-only practice.
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The Potential of TelemedicineThe potential of telemedicine will give physicians and their patients new treatment options and better avenues for information exchange.
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Low-cost Strategies for Medical Practice ComplianceMedical practice compliance can be challenging, but implementing a basic compliance program can help you avoid violations.
