April 3rd 2025
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De-escalating situations and emotions can settle disagreements between staff members.
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Why concierge medicine may be the solution, not the problem.
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December 19th 2022
Physician Practices Already Feeling SGR Effects
Most physicians want to explore new payment and delivery models, but SGR-related uncertainty is holding many back, one survey finds.
From Residency to Retirement: Financial Planning for Physicians
As a physician you must apply the same techniques to management of your personal finances that you would in evaluating and caring for a patient.
Making Your Physician Rating Site Profile More Patient-Friendly
profiles on doctor rating sites are boring, blank, or automatically filled out. Here’s how to make yours stand out and provide great value for patients.
'As President, Here's What I'd Change About Healthcare'
Psychiatrist Daniel B. Block lays out his first term as president of the United States of Utopia.
The Changing Nature of Medical Practice Integration
Ken Hertz of the MGMA Healthcare Consulting Group discusses the various options and opportunities for small medical practices to thrive in the future.
Patient Adverse Events: Negotiate or Face a Malpractice Suit?
Be aware that if a patient approaches you regarding any type of adverse event, it’s important to seek legal counsel before choosing any course of action.
Ben Carson a Story of Accomplishment Against the Odds
Describing his life of accomplishment, world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises setting distant goals and resolving to achieve them.
Work-life Balance Equation for Physicians Adds Up Differently
Spending time with colleagues and friends from my past and my present causes me to ponder the various ways people honor their own work-life balance.
How I Learned the Importance of Listening to My Patients
A semester of study in Edinburgh, Scotland, helped this physician to learn that spirituality is a step away from empathy.
A Dress Code for Your Medical Practice Staff
Whether you work for a huge medical conglomerate or a small private clinic, you may not have much say regarding what you wear to do your job. You do, however, have full control over how you wear it.
Doctor Shopping Shouldn't Happen Inside a Medical Practice
Some don't understand why practices don't let patients switch their physicians, but to me, there's no real benefit to patients and detriment to doctors.
Tips for Physicians When Disclosing Medical Errors
This podcast provides physicians key tips for how to disclose and apologize to patients for medical errors.
Weighing Whether an ACO is Right for Your Medical Practice
Accountable care organizations are the latest magic solution offered by the federal government. Just don’t pull back the curtain!
Physician Compensation Plan
As medical practices begin participating in value-based reimbursement initiatives, physician compensation plans must change. Here’s how.
Four Ways Physicians' Practices can Boost Revenue
Though there's little physicians can do about declining reimbursements, some of you are finding other ways to boost revenue.
The Importance of Timeliness at Your Medical Practice
Timeliness ties together all of our aspects of providing great customer service for patients.
Ben Carson, MD: For Primary-care Physicians, Power in Numbers
Enough is enough regarding the various pressures bearing down on primary-care physicians, says neurosurgeon Ben Carson of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
Ben Carson, MD: Private Practice Medicine Could Be 'Doomed'
Unless primary-care physicians can organize and affect change, private practice is doomed, says neurosurgeon Ben Carson of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
Ben Carson, MD: Consult Staff, Patients Prior to Big Changes
Before making any big changes at your medical practice, neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises you consult two important stakeholders: your patients and your staff.
Turning Hospital-Physician Conflict into Collaboration
Consultant Kenneth Hekman unveils four tools for building trust between physicians and hospitals, helping them work more cohesively.
Hospital-Physician Alignment: Success Strategies
In healthcare, size matters. That's always been true, but several factors are combining in many markets to accelerate the pace of provider group consolidation.
Burnout Prevention Must be ‘Ongoing Focus’ at Medical Practices
Physician burnout rates are high and may increase if practices don’t step up their burnout prevention efforts.
Office Renovations - Another Task for a Busy Physician
On top of tending to patient concerns, staff issues, and the daily ins and outs of medical practice, I'm now tasked with property management. Sigh.
Noteworthy: Thumbs Down on Health Reform; Wasteful Medical Tests
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6 Best 'Doctor' Songs
Physicians have long appeared in pop music, but which doctor songs do doctors like best? We asked. You told.
Weighing Physician Assistant Autonomy in Medical Practice
It hasn't been the easiest road to get to where I am today as a physician assistant, but things have definitely evolved for the better for our profession.
Six Characteristics of ‘High-Performing’ Health Systems
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) recently defined a “high-performing health system.” Does your health system make the cut?
Find Your Best State to Practice
Use our new Best States to Practice tool to find the ideal location for you to practice medicine in the U.S.
Get What You Want: Selling Your Medical Practice the Right Way
Hospitals and physicians have opposing interests in the sale of a medical practice. Here's how to ensure you get what you want as the seller.
Good Results for Medical Error Disclosure, Apology Programs
Though full disclosure and apology for medical errors is daunting for physicians, some say it’s the best step to take.