Physicians Practice Pearls®

E&M coding guidelines are finally changing after 20 years, but don't celebrate yet. These changes may be worrisome to practices

The less stress you experience, the greater your ability to provide compassionate care, engage positively with your staff, and improve decision making.

Don’t just throw a new physician into the fire. Here are seven ways to ensure his success in acclimating to your environment.

Here are 10 things you should consider if you are planning to let go of your practice's IT person or vendor. Don't act rash!

The self-funded employer market is a good opportunity for your practice, you just have to let them know your practice is a good fit for them.

If you are interested in starting a direct care practice, here are a few tools that will be of assistance to you for documentation, billing, and more.

Thanks to a new agreement, medical licensure issues won't hold back the growing telehealth industry nearly as much.

Are you an older physician considering transitioning your practice to a new owner and/or retiring? Ask these five questions.

Part 1 of a 2-part series on developing a more stress resilient brain and being able to more effectively run your practice.

Tips for creating the ideal physician-led team of experts to ensure maximum productivity and enhanced problem solving.

Using telehealth services? Here are the basics on reporting this to Medicare, in order to get properly paid.

Show more compassion to patients, enhance your listening skills, and improving your decision-making abilities with mindfulness.

You have an obligation to ensure patients are protected and retained when their physician leaves your practices. Here's what to do.

Use the "knowledge, skills, and attitude" concept when hiring staff at your practice, to ensure you bring the right person aboard.

If your IT person leaves your practice, you need to be prepared to take over his duties and ensure things continue to run smoothly.

Developing this kind of document can let physicians know what expectations your practice has of them.

Avoid a misfire when bringing on a new practice manager. Here are some ways to evaluate them and make sure they are making the right moves.

Why this is a challenging time for providers who are finding themselves penalized excessively by CMS and without appropriate recourse or justice.

Everything you want to know about coding a transitional care management encounter, including what services are included.

Patient visits aren't the only source of revenue for your practice, there are federal and private grants. Here's how to obtain one.

Direct Messaging is a way for providers to securely exchange patient data. Here's a primer on how you can use the technology.

While prescription registries have made it easier to track down drug seekers, they are not foolproof. Here are red flags you should be looking out for.

You can't change the trajectory of medicine, but there are strategies you can take to get back to why you went into the field in the first place.

For diabetic and other patients, it makes sense for dentists and doctors to work together. You just have to ensure you are complying with state laws.

Remote access to your practice's systems is a must this day and age, which means remotely securing this access is a must as well.

A governance agreement is necessary for practices with two physicians or 200 physicians. Here are the seven essentials of one.

If you are feeling burned out from the demands of insurance, EHR documentation and more, consider a subscription practice. Here's the good and bad.

Insurance companies are grading you. You may know this, but do you know how to change your score?

If you are looking to improve processes at your practice, an effective method for problem improvement is the "5 Whys."

Outsourcing can allow practice staff and physicians to focus on what they do best. But you have to make sure it's the best decision for your practice.