Understanding Physician Recruitment Agreements
Here are five key things to keep in mind regarding recruitment agreements between physicians and hospitals.
Rules for the Medical Office Break Room
The break room is the one place people can go for a reprieve from the demands of a busy medical practice. All too often, though, it's a mess. Here are a few tips to help stem the chaos.
Increase Medical Practice Staff Teamwork, Productivity
Fix the rift between front- and back-office staff with these strategies.
5 Vital Signs for Your Practice's Health
Most physicians have a limited amount of time to monitor the fiscal health of their practices. However, it is possible. Here are five quick measures to make the task easier.
Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit: Tips for Your Practice
Don't miss out on easy income. Incorporating Medicare's AWV into your care plan helps both your practice and your patients.
Hiring a Medical Practice Administrator
Hiring an administrator or practice manager may be one of the most significant hires you make. But how do you hire one successfully?
How to Close Your Medical Practice the Right Way
Whether you've decided to retire, relocate, or retreat from practice, you can reduce the pain for your patients and staff by following these five guidelines.
Can You Practice Medicine and Manage Your Practice?
Whether you practice alone, or in a group, if you're trying to see patients in this pay-for-volume environment and also run the business of your practice, you may be missing out on important opportunities.
Meaningful Use: The Electronic Communication Requirement
Electronic communication between healthcare providers has the potential to radically change healthcare. Referring physicians, consultants, and patients all stand to gain from its use; so why are physicians hesitating?
Managing Patient Flow: Keep the Lines of Communication Open
Reducing patient cycle time and improving patient satisfaction can both be accomplished if you improve your practice's communication channels.
Is It Time To Outsource Your Practice Billing?
There is much more to billing than just billing; make sure your practice is getting it right.
How to Reduce No-Show Patients at Your Medical Practice
Many practices fail to appreciate the enormous value of strategic scheduling: a full schedule means a full day of revenue. Because even one missed patient makes a difference, we show you how to stack the deck in your favor.
Patient Collections: 5 Mistakes Your Practice Can Avoid
Many practices make common collection mistakes that when left unattended can sap revenue. Here's what you can do to improve your collection process.
The Demands of Running a Medical Practice Can Throw a Physician Off Balance
I’m still a doctor, which has never been and will never be a straight 9-to-5 job. Demands, like patients, are unpredictable and often non-negotiable.
Understanding New Medical Practice Payment Models
Payers are mobilizing their reimbursement models to ensure that they are paying only for "quality" and "efficiency" in medicine.
Proper Introductions at Your Practice Are Critical to Patient Relations
In the medical world, the way you introduce yourself and others can make or break your relationships - with patients, their families, and your colleagues.
Managing Staffing Costs at Your Medical Practice
Work flow, technology, and shaking up traditional job duties can all affect staffing needs
Clinical Summaries: A Valuable Part of Meaningful Use Requirements
Done well, clinical summaries can help you communicate better, satisfy patients, and qualify for the MU bonus.
Distribution of DHS Income for Physicians: Avoid ‘Stark’ Consequences
It’s important to consult with a healthcare lawyer to make sure the methodology being applied to designated health services (DHS) income in your practice is compliant.
Five Tips to Better Manage Your Revenue Cycle
It is vital that practices have systematic ways to address patient collections; the following strategies can help your practice collect all that it is due.
Physician and Payer Relationships
Understanding third-party payers can go a long way to making your life easier.
Physicians Selling Products: Legal and Ethical Considerations
Before selling any product, physicians must consider all legal and ethical limitations.
Can That Applicant Do the Job at Your Medical Practice?
Tips for testing job skills - before you hire.
High-Deductible Health Plans and Your Medical Practice: Be Prepared
The difficulty in collecting payment from patients has only been augmented by the increase in health care plans with high deductibles.
Does Your Practice Provide Culturally Competent Care?
If like many communities, yours has significant numbers of non-English speaking people with whom neither you nor your staff are able to converse, your practice is at a serious disadvantage.
When a Physician Leaves Your Practice
It's time to say goodbye; here's how to do it without creating collateral damage
Quality Data Codes
QDC codes themselves carry no payment for a claim. However, using the codes correctly may result in a bonus payment from Medicare, and not reporting them successfully will result in a penalty.
Building a Website for Your Practice
Even if you've had a site for years, it's worth reevaluating what information lives there and update it from time to time.
Increasing Medical Practice Referrals
9 steps to creating and preserving your patient pipeline
Physicians and Self-Prescribing: Just Say ‘No’
Although it’s often easier and faster to provide medical care to friends and family, physicians should learn to say “no” more often.
