July 5th 2023
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
November 5th 2020
Opening a successful private clinic is hard, and you’ll need help along the way.
September 29th 2020
Consumer demand, the shift to value-based care, and the regulatory push for transparency are fueling the need for seamless integration and data sharing only achieved with cloud-based interoperability.
September 8th 2020
A model for re-focusing on the value stream through your existing resource pool.
August 20th 2020
A needle-free Covid-19 vaccine delivery option will help ensure greater compliance.
Three Ways Physicians Lose Money
Defunct payment policies, denied claims, and unchallenged audits all blled revenue from practices. Here's what it means and how to stop it.
Common Problems in Understanding Overhead and Managing Your Schedule
Practice management consultant Rosemarie Nelson explains how to really understand your overhead and control your day.
Secrets to A Successful Practice
Good practices have processes to support their people, technology to make the job easier, and governance to hold it all together.
Solving Physician Conflict
Are the physicians in your office frequently bickering? A good relationship among the doctors might be the single-most important aspect to a successful group practice. Here's how practice administrators can keep the peace.
From Boomers to Millennials: Differentiating Patient Care
Author and demographics expert Cam Marston describes how your medical practice must adapt to treat patients of all generations.
Successfully Leading Change at Your Practice
Cory Sevin discusses the main characteristics of a change agent, key steps to take in leading change at a practice, and how to mitigate any adverse reaction to shifts in your office.
Ancillary Services Can Add Practice Revenue, But Follow the Law
Adding ancillary services can be a great way to better service your patients and increase practice income. But do it the right way.
The Impact of Mini-Clinics
Walgreen's, Target, and other retail outlets are selling flu shots, physicals, and an ever expanding list of minor healthcare services traditionally provided in physician offices.
Is ‘Profit’ a Nasty Word in Healthcare?
To simplify the healthcare dilemma as merely an offshoot of the drive for “profits” is certainly to understate the problem, though the words are not entirely off base.
Solving Medical Office Space Challenges
Poor layout and cramped quarters can decrease efficiency and patient well-being - here are some simple, low-cost solutions.
Writing an Actionable Mission Statement
A company's mission statement should represent the core values and ideals of the founders' vision for their practice.
When the FBI Comes Knocking on the Door of Your Practice
A visit from the authorities does not necessarily mean that you have been or will be accused of anything improper, but it can hurt your reputation and your business.
Employee Compensation: Cost or Investment?
Your view of compensation ― as a cost or as an investment ― can have a major impact on the long term growth of your practice.
Office Leasing 101: Understanding the Triple Net
Knowing what a triple net is ― and isn't ― will help practices understand the true costs of their office leases.
Updating your Employee Manual
No employer ― medical practice or otherwise ― is too small to need a comprehensive employee manual. Is it time to update yours?
Poll of the Week - Happy Patients, Happy Practice
How much of a connection do you think there is between happy patients and favorable finances at your office?
Making Quality Count
In medicine, there is an important distinction between clinical quality and perceived clinical quality. They are rarely one and the same, and understanding this distinction is critical for both clinicians and practice administrators.
Take Back Your Practice by Cutting Out the Middlemen
As medical reimbursements continue to dwindle, the value proposition for participating in insurance plans becomes increasingly weak. Why not break with tradition and contract directly with employers? Here's how to get started.
Learning New Things from a Patient Encounter
Peter K. Kim, MD, on why he thinks conventional preoperative bowel prep is unnecessary, and possibly harmful.
Technology Survey 2011
With government incentive dollars flowing and new tech tools like tablet computers and patient portals emerging, more practices are embracing a digital future. But for many, the old barrier to adoption - money - remains.
Six Ways to Maximize Your Time
Here are six ways you can maximize your time and improve practice performance.
Piecing Together Your Medical Practice Staffing Puzzle
No doubt salaries are important, but are you paying the right people today and will you have the right mix in the coming years? The experts weigh in.
2011 Staff Salary Survey Data
Here's the data from our 2011 Staff Salary Survey.
10 HR Issues That Kill Productivity
Medical practices are often fraught with poor policies and time sucks that undermine staff performance. Here's what to look for - and what to do about it.
Lean Management for Your Practice
Whatever area of your practice needs improvement, consider lean thinking as a way to get the most out of your time - your patients, staff, and practice will be glad you did.
Conduct a 'Bottom-to-Top' Assessment of Your Billing Operations
To stay safe and weed out the billing and collections problems stifling your practice's revenue stream, our experts recommend a "bottom-to-top" assessment of your entire billing operation.
Turning Slacking Medical Staffers into Star Employees
Is staff mediocrity costing you money? Here's how to fix it.
Useful Clinical Data: The Biggest Casualty in HIT Non-Adoption
While many industries are wringing even more efficiencies out of their IT systems investments, many in healthcare circles are still quarreling over whether healthcare IT is even a good idea.
How Losing Your Temper Harms Your Practice
You might feel more justified than most in taking out your frustration on others, but be careful - the emotional hangovers you might create can often have a long-lasting effect on your practice.
Social Media Policy for Employees
Are you ready to make social media platforms part of your practice? Make sure you put reasonable constraints in place.