April 14th 2025
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
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Practice tip of the week: How to get the most out of your scribes
7 Common estate planning mistakes to avoid
Avoiding these common mistakes can ensure that your friends and loved ones are taken care of after your death.
Five contract areas doctors shouldn’t overlook
Keep on eye on these areas to avoid major financial and professional consequences.
Medical Marketing: Don’ts
What to avoid in your marketing efforts.
The state of physician burnout before and throughout the pandemic
The rate of physician’s reported rates of burnout before and during the pandemic.
How to take control of your immediate environment
Having mastery over your immediate environment, especially during break time or during off-hours, yields greater peace of mind and makes you more productive when back on the job.
Insurance coverage tips for physicians
The great basic tenet of insurance is to plan for the small possibility of a large loss. Here are some of my other insurance tips for doctors.
Locum tenens alleviates burnout for physicians
Even with the adoption of telemedicine during the pandemic, locum tenens physicians are finding ways to reduce the stress on a burdened industry.
A practical approach to work-life balance
From ACP’s 2021 Internal Medicine Meeting
How to give a great speech
Whether you are presenting a paper at a large conference or addressing a small group of colleagues, here are seven ways to make your next speech memorable.
Benefits packages physicians should consider
Whether your benefits are provided to you by an employer or you must choose your own, these are the most common benefits physicians should be looking for.
Manage Cash-Handling at Your Medical Practice
Making a few simple changes to your cash-handling procedures can potentially save your practice thousands of dollars
Creating a successful YouTube channel for your practice
Using YouTube videos to promote your practice is one of the best ways to get started with video marketing. Here’s how to take the first step - it’s an easy one.
4 Branding Tips for Your Medical Practice
Branding is just for companies that create consumer goods like soda and cars? Wrong. Practices need to worry about branding too.
Serving as a physician leader
Four tips for practicing physicians.
MGMA 2020: Becoming a future-ready leader through self-awareness
By building external and group self-awareness, a physician leader can better adapt to the quickly changing healthcare landscape
Challenges you’ll face when starting a private medical practice
Despite advantages to private practice, fewer physicians are choosing to open their own practice than ever before.
7 reasons to be happy you’re in primary care
Looking for the positive in the pandemic.
The pros and cons of private practice versus hospital employment
What physicians should consider when choosing their path.
3 tips for physicians to find the best financial advisor
Not every financial adviser has your best interests at heart.
The systemic barriers preventing physician workforce equality
Despite promising surges in the number of female medical students, active physicians remain predominantly male. Here are insiders' thoughts on why gender inequity persists and how to find a better balance.
Physician personality types: How self-awareness can improve your practice
The science of personality and why self-awareness matters.
Learning from the reminder that physicians are patients too
It is good for doctors to be patients and to wrestle with the things our patients do.
14 things one physician is thankful for
As we approach Thanksgiving, I find myself trying to focus less on the chaos of medical practice and more on the many blessings in my life.
5 tips to negotiate favorable payer contracts
Negotiating with payers is not easy, but a challenge worth taking on
Inexperienced workers can be a boon to your practice
In this tight labor market, stop searching for the perfect candidate. Train them instead.
When your best laid plans don’t work out
Running a medical practice means being ready for the unexpected
5 healthcare trends impacting physician practices
Physician practices are facing new obstacles as they try to balance patient care with business priorities. Here are five healthcare trends impacting physician practices today.
5 ways to better manage medical device risk
Your practice is at risk from the devices right at your very fingertips. Learn how to secure the technology you use to keep your patients healthy.