Coding for Moderate Sedation is Different in 2017
Revised codes and coding guidelines for 2017 completely change reporting for moderate sedation services. Here's what you have to know.
Managing Difficult Conversations with Practice Staff
Every practice manager dreads having a difficult conversation with a staff member. Here are some strategies to get through one successfully.
Convenience is Vital to Beating the Minute Clinics
Be as convenient to patients as much as possible if you want to compete with the growing abundance of quick-care clinics.
What are the Rules of HIPAA During an Emergency?
A recent scenario brought up questions of HIPAA compliance during an emergency, such as patient exhibiting erratic behavior.
Five Documentation Tips that Reduce Audit Risk
It's never been more important to make sure your medical record documentation is complete, accurate, and complies with federal guidelines.
Ergonomics and Your Practice: Physical Risks of Technology
Many practices don't address potential ergonomics issues until it's too late and someone has chronic pain or injury. This is a mistake.
Don't Hire Your Relatives at Your Practice
Hiring a relative is an easy way to fill an open position for many practices. Here are the reasons why NOT to do that.
A Helpful Provision in the 21st Century Cures Act
A new law makes it so small practices can reimburse employees for premium expenses incurred for an individual health insurance policy.
Effectively Managing Difficult Conversations with Patients
It can be hard to have conversations when patients are non-compliant or being given bad news. Here are some strategies to manage these exchanges.
How to Streamline Job Interviews at Your Practice
Thinking of adding a new person to your staff or just replacing someone who left? Take these six steps.
Top Practice Management Tips of 2016
We compiled our readers' favorite practice management articles from the past year reflecting strategies and best practices.
4 Branding Tips for Medical Practices
Branding is just for companies that create consumer goods like soda and cars? Wrong. Practices need to worry about branding too.
An Introduction to Value-Based Payment Models
The term "value-based care" has been thrown around a lot. What does it mean to you and your practice?
Staff Performance Plans Done Right
If you want to leverage the potential of your staff and set them up for success, then help each person plan for excellence by a creating unique performance plans.
Five Often-Overlooked Areas of Medical Practice Risk
Physicians are first concerned with treating patients. But they are also business owners. It is a mistake not to review potential areas of risk.
Integrating Behavioral Health into Your Practice
Approximately one in five people suffer from a mental illness in the U.S. It makes sense to address mental health issues in the primary-care setting.
Marketing a Medical Practice Using Facebook
This primary-care physician has successfully used social media to spread the good word about his cash-only practice.
Improve Your Medical Practice in 6 Easy Steps
Your practice is a reflection of the physicians who work there. If it looks old and uncared for, patients might wonder about the care they will receive.
7 Questions to Ask Before Moving Your Data to the Cloud
If you are considering moving to cloud computing, your likelihood of success will be greatly increased if you ask the right questions beforehand. Here's where to start.
Establishing the Tone of Your New Medical Practice
Preparing to open a new practice is the ideal time to create your professional brand. It is your opportunity to let patients know who you are professionally.
Correct Coding for Vaccine Administration
CPT designates six codes to report vaccine administration. Here's how to make sure you are reporting the correct service and conditions.
Five Reasons for Medical Practice Staff Development
When it comes to belt-tightening, staff training is usually one of the first places managers look to cut back. Here are five reasons why you shouldn't.
Hiring the Best Medical Practice Manager
Finding the right practice manager or administrator is essential to the health of your medical practice.
How Physicians Can Be Better Role Models
Patients look to their physicians to lead by example. If your harried day leaves something to desire, here are five remedies.
How to Utilize Medical Practice Consultants Effectively
Physicians may understand they need help with certain practice issues, but may not know to go about securing that help. Here's how to get started.
Four Steps to Run an Effective Practice Meeting
Learn how you and your medical practice staff can get the most out of your meetings and leave feeling a sense of accomplishment and connection.
Making Wireless Work for Your Medical Practice
Wireless networking is a great fit for a medical practice. But, before you go live, you should think about security and reliability issues first.
Defining a Patient-Focused Organization
With the increased emphasis on patient satisfaction and quality of care it is helpful to ask yourself if your practice is a patient-focused organization.
Creating a Sustainable Direct Primary Care Practice
Making the jump to direct primary care isn't going to generate changes overnight, but this doctor says it was worth it.
Strategies to Ensure Buy-In with Practice Policies
Like any successful business, your practice needs to be anchored by clearly defined policies. Here's how to develop consensus among your staff.
