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A physician assistant specializing in treating addiction shares some of the ways she spots drug seekers and addicts on the job.

Are changing job titles causing physicians to lose their sense of professional identity? This doc seeks answers.

Participating in locum tenens helped a group of new doctor's excel in their everyday practice. Here's what they had to say about their experience.

Practices today are intensely focused on cost-cutting by any means necessary. But, it's important to realize cutting is not always beneficial.

Collecting data to analyze practice operations doesn't need to be intimidating. 'One expert explains why.

Small practices won't have access to a private payer's reimbursement rates, so what they are to do?

The first step to strategically plan for your practice is defining the organization's values, community vision, and mission.

To his physicians dismay, a patient pulled out all of the stops when asked to talk about his family history.

The key to being prepared for any kind of crisis at your practice is to plan far in advance and know where important documents are at all times.

Here's why practices like ours can't thrive in this new environment. MGMA has the data to back it up.

Knowing and understanding your payer mix is critical in your business operations, and overall inflow.

HHS Secretary Tom Price has flown private charter planes and the expenses are adding up fast, with reports of travel costs now in excess of $300,000.

As National PA Week approaches (Oct. 6-12), it's time to reflect on how far the profession has come in 50 years.

Two recently settled cases can serve as important lessons for physicians on the proper methods of successful asset protection.

If executed properly, an open house can draw new patients into your practice while spreading your reputation throughout the community.

This doctor shares her experience from a terrible thunderstorm and what happens when IT systems go down.

Looking to increase your bottom line? Try using technology to improve the patient experience at your practice.

In a recent study, researchers found that only 3.3 percent of emergency room visits are avoidable. Also, Houston-area hospitals brace for hurricane fallout.

Employed physicians-and their patients-are at a true disadvantage in putting restrictions on visits by pharmaceutical firms.

Don’t just throw a new physician into the fire. Here are seven ways to ensure his success in acclimating to your environment.

Are you trying to build up a practice in a new community? Here are five ways to attract patients.

A physician reflects on how she is required to help patients in 2017, as opposed to in previous years of practicing medicine.

The self-funded employer market is a good opportunity for your practice, you just have to let them know your practice is a good fit for them.

Our readers did not hold back while echoing the comments of a physician who wrote her honest feelings about the EHR.

Practices engaging in strategic planning should look ahead and create a vision of where it wants to be in three to five years.

Are you an older physician considering transitioning your practice to a new owner and/or retiring? Ask these five questions.

A healthcare professional explains how concierge medicine can improve physician/patient communication.

A lawyer examines current events from a legal perspective, keeping physicians informed on what they need to know.

Physician ponders why healthcare doesn't adopt technology and processes that other industries use on a daily basis.

Doctors and their staff are vulnerable to computer viruses, one of the few things they didn't learn to diagnose and treat in medical school.