Operations

It appears medical practices, especially independent ones, are becoming more accepting of putting their medical data in the cloud

Physicians can survive and thrive, professionally and financially, if they will leave the smooth operation of their practice to business professionals.

Knowing how to calculate RVU values is critical if you are going to apply them to any other applications. Here's a primer for your medical practice.

Usually, an employee leaving is bittersweet. But one recent departure was just bitter given the employee's behavior leading up to and following her resignation.

Hospitals are not only marking up and selling 340B-discounted drugs, but also buying up clinics to take advantage of the discount – a clear "progress trap."

The debate over pros and cons of health IT persist, but to find success in your medical practice you need one key element: buy-in from the key players.

Online rating sites not only review physicians, but your entire practice, including the aesthetics. Here are five tips to improve positive patient feedback.

Patient-centered care is not just for primary-care practices. Here's what you need to know about the Patient-Centered Specialty Practice program.

Our 2014 Technology Survey, Sponsored by Kareo, gives insight on what mobile devices physicians are using daily and for what purposes at their medical practices.

An unpredictable amount of information in a typical EHR is wrong or meaningless, so it's important for patients to stay on top of their own treatment.

Here are 10 tips for Medicare Advantage plans and their aligned physicians to maximize revenue when it comes to Hierarchical Condition Category coding.

The Stage 2 rules of meaningful use call for a security risk analysis of your practice. Here are some common sources of data loss to examine.

If your practice operations are struggling, consider bringing in an outside coach or mentor to get your office back on track. Here's how to get started.

CMS has offered a bit of a reprieve to eligible providers struggling to meet the meaningful use guidelines for Stage 2. Here are the details.

The Highmark BCBS purchase of a Pittsburgh health system puts insurers in the thick of hospital competition and reduces physicians to the role of bystander.

You lock up your house and car each day, so be sure to do the same with your digital assets. Here are six tips to start employing today.

When patients are sick they are not at their best. However, you should clearly articulate which types of poor behavior you'll never tolerate at your practice.

It's important to work with your EHR vendor to ensure ICD-10 compliance in 2015. Here are some of the challenges to address right away.

As VA bureaucrats’ fraud, incompetence, and self-interest is exposed, it vividly illustrates why government should get out of healthcare.

To help guide your practice operations, you only need a one-page strategic plan, says healthcare executive Michael Sappington. Here's a template to use.

Your practice needs a strategic plan to guide it into the future. And it's easy - all you need is one page to set a clear and concise path.

Harvard's Michael E. Porter and Thomas H. Lee state, "Providers must lead the way in making value the overarching goal." Physicians are at the core.

While the physician will set the tone for patient visits, staff members can and should help facilitate that process.

Your practice may encounter more patients than usual this summer and fall. Here's how to prepare.

If you don't have a well-executed emergency plan in place, now's the time to get it updated.

How the health insurance exchanges and Medicaid expansion will affect your practice, and how to prepare.

Regardless of the Affordable Care Act, the way healthcare is delivered and reimbursed will change. Here are five things physicians should consider.

Attracting more patients to your medical practice and retaining them is easier than you might think. Here are three tips.

Medical practices are no strangers to audits. But health IT audits are critical to the financial, legal, and operational success of your office.

Despite how you feel about the ICD-10 delay, make it work for you, not against you. Here are five planning strategies to consider.