Management & Administration

It’s easy to be a Negative Nancy, but it’s important for the sake of yourself, your staff and your patients that you focus on the positives to build a better workplace culture.

Physician practices in states with legalized medical marijuana or recreational marijuana need to consider how to draft policies detailing physician usage.

You don't have to spend a lot of money (or time) to improve patient care.

Increase patient satisfaction and lift patient collections through transparent patient responsibility

Becoming a culturally competent medical practice benefits patients, physicians, healthcare providers, and the community. 

The Department of Justice is taking action, so make sure you have an adequate compliance program in place.

Here are four ways practice owners and administrators can ensure temporary employees are successful.

You need to keep tabs on how you’re viewed online, even if you’re not actively marketing for growth.

It’s good to seek professional help and try coping strategies when you’re feeling burned out. But if those don’t work, then it might be time to consider prioritizing yourself and walking away from your job.

Change isn't easy, but the following tips can help you guide your organization or practice through any transition.

Rethink what you say, and how you say it, as a way to garner employee trust.

How modern technology can help with understaffing.

A look at the interconnectedness of reputation management, patient engagement and value-based care.

Patients have a growing number of options for care, so providing a personalized end-to-end experience is no longer optional.

A strategic plan should be a living and breathing document. Here are 10 ways to ensure your plan is a road map to success.

Avoid legal trouble by doing a thorough review of the electronic prescription process, security options, audits and potential loopholes.

Is your Patient and Family Advisory Council a checked box or a meaningful vehicle for collaboration with patients and families?

Patient care is the top priority for physicians. But in order to provide patients with the best treatment, physicians must take care of their personal, professional, and public priorities.

We think we know our employees, but in reality, we only know as much about their lives outside the workplace as they want to tell us. What they’re not saying could put the safety of the entire office at risk, so it’s more important than ever to be proactive and have a plan.

Health coaching might be the middleman the American healthcare system needs to make reform a reality.

One independent practice has improved patient outcomes, employee efficiency, and practice revenue by implementing a chronic care management program.

How to develop an accounts receivable work plan in three steps

What you need to know about active shooter insurance for your medical practice

Stay independent and profitable through the use of technology.

Here are four strategies that can go a long way towards creating a culture where people feel engaged, empowered, and supported. And the happier your staff, the greater your patient satisfaction.

Don’t settle for a bad deal. Boost your profits by renegotiating your payer contracts.

Ensure your practice’s long-term health by educating patients about their financial responsibility and staff on how to improve medical billing and collections.

There are multiple reasons pass-through billing is illegal and fraudulent-and easy to catch. 

Efforts to save money may even weaken the business-and, sometimes, those weakening effects can be very hard to spot.

Is your practice compliant with the Eliminating Kickbacks and Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA)? If you don't know what EKRA is, you are not alone-and that is part of the problem.