April 3rd 2025
Healthcare organizations face ongoing challenges in leadership retention, engagement, and recruitment amid financial pressures, evolving career expectations, and a shifting talent landscape.
November 19th 2024
De-escalating situations and emotions can settle disagreements between staff members.
February 8th 2023
Why concierge medicine may be the solution, not the problem.
January 3rd 2023
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
December 19th 2022
Medical Match Days Missing the Mark
The answer to training more physicians and other providers like PAs has to go beyond didactic training, and include ample opportunities for clinical training.
Moral Courage for Physicians
In addition to the clinical duties of physicians are moral obligations. But does a physician always have a moral obligation to act in the best interest of patients?
Physicians: Don't Overlook Hospital Financials, Investor Ratings
In an age of mergers and partnerships, it is important for physicians to pay attention to investor bond ratings and reports.
NP, PA Scope of Practice Debates Intensify
As the physician shortage intensifies, so does the debate over the appropriate scope of practice of nonphysician providers. Where do you draw the line?
Practices Considering PCMH Model Must Consider Challenges
Becoming a medical home could help independent practices survive, but it may not be the right step for all independent practices to take.
Practices Face Highest Physician Turnover Rates
While physician recruitment is challenging, so is retention. Here’s why and how practices can deal.
How to Manage Time Efficiently as a Physician
As physicians, grasp how much work you can do in one day, adjust your schedule accordingly, and start fresh each new day.
Concierge Medicine as a Consumer-based Quality Measure
There’s a lot of talk on measuring quality and performance, but it’s difficult to measure and quantify. Concierge medicine provides a true patient-centric tool.
Ensure Your Practice Contracts Entitle You to EHR Incentives
Review your medical practice’s contracts to ensure you are prepared to handle distributing EHR incentive payments before they arrive in the mail.
Physician Recruiting Tips for Small Medical Practice Owners
Increase the likelihood that your job offers will be accepted and shrink the time looking for a new physician with these simple tips.
Retirement Plans at Your Medical Practice: Investing in Staff
I may not be able to follow my initial path to retirement, but having a financial plan for me and my practice staff puts us all in the right direction.
Free PAs, NPs from Barriers to Providing Excellent Patient Care
Together is the only way we are going to be able meet the challenges facing physicians and other providers in serving the healthcare needs of the patients.
How Technology Can Help Practices Provide High Value Care
Health IT expert Sumit Nagpal shares his must-have technology tools for practices hoping to transition from traditional fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement.
Health IT Staff a Hot Commodity in Healthcare
Despite making gains with meaningful use and prepping for ICD-10, hospitals are still falling short in finding and keeping the right health IT staff available.
ACO Preparedness: A Readiness Checklist
Use this checklist to determine if your medical practice is ready to participate in an ACO.
How Medical Practices Can Gauge Accountable Care Readiness
If your practice is approached about participating in an ACO, will it be prepared to make a smart decision? Here are some tips.
How Medical Decision Making and Investing Are Alike
Applying the same evidence-based thinking you use in your medical practice can actually create a more efficient investment portfolio for you personally.
The Real Reason for the Medicare Crisis
Physicians, it's not your fault that Medicare is in freefall. The federal program is failing for several reasons.
Physician Recruitment: Planning is Crucial
Hiring a new physician involves more time, cost, and complexities than any other new addition to your practice. Here are some tips to be better prepared.
Physician Assistants are No Longer ‘An Experiment’
A sneak peek at our 2013 Staff Salary Survey findings and what they indicate about the role of physician assistants in medical practices.
How Involved Do You Get When a Patient Refuses Treatment?
Share what you do in this type of situation and why. Your response might help another physician deal with this issue.
Becoming a Physician Mentor
EHRs Fail to Account for the Unexpected, a Constant in Healthcare
Whether you are a short-order cook or a physician, it's all about workflow in getting your daily work successfully completed.
Physician Organization a Must to Prosper under Healthcare Reform
If physicians can create integrated networks, they can control care delivery and earn incentives from cost savings. Here are some steps to achieve that goal.
Use Shadow Coaching to Improve Medical Practice Performance
An effective shadow coaching program can boost patient satisfaction scores. Here’s how to do it right.
Hiring a New Physician: Five Critical Questions
If you are thinking about hiring a physician this year, answering these five questions can help you compete for the best talent amid a national shortage.
Ensure Your Practice is Prepared for New Sunshine Act Rules
Some of the key items outlined in the Physician Payment Sunshine Act final rule and how physicians can prepare for enforcement.
Physicians, Administrators React to State of the Union Address
President Obama spoke about Medicare reforms during his State of the Union Address last night. What did you think of his comments?
My Practice's Next Hire: Nurse Practitioner or Physician?
When it comes to handling patient flow at my medical practice, I'm debating hiring either a nurse practitioner or a new physician.
The New Sunshine Act Regulations for Physicians
There will be a lot more data gathering and reporting of physician payments from pharma and others under the proposed Sunshine Act. Here's what you need to know.