October 16th 2024
AI is poised to revolutionize the patient’s and the clinician’s journey, from initial symptom assessment to long-term care management.
October 7th 2024
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
September 30th 2024
September 27th 2024
This is not a time to be defensive or be oft-putting. Show the patient that you respect their right to make decisions about their care. Avoid being defensive or dismissive.
September 10th 2024
A look at how communication can repair the divide between physician and patient.
Best Magazines to Provide Patients
Because it's impossible to stay on time all the time, here are our top 10 reception room recommendations for quality reading materials
Pleasing Patients Best Marketing Strategy for Medical Practices
When you are sick, dealing with a difficult organization is the last thing you want to do. Here are some easy ways to endear your practice to its patients.
More High-deductible Health Plans Could Pose Ethical, Legal Problems
Physicians need to talk with advisers about the new ethical and business dilemmas that will be posed by high-deductible insurance plans.
Making Changes to Improve Physician Work-Life Balance
Whether patient-care situations or other scheduling conflicts, only I can change those factors that cause imbalance.
Physicians and the Financial Challenge of Providing an Interpreter
When a patient needs expensive translation services, is there an alternative to paying for them and taking a revenue loss?
Physician Community Presentations: Topic Selection and Delivery Tips
Here are eight considerations for physicians when choosing presentation topics and delivering presentations.
Big Biases; Collect Better; EHR Benefits vs. Costs
Noteworthy items from Physicians Practice.
Six Ways Physicians Can Better Communicate with Patients, Staff
Effective verbal communication is essential to patient satisfaction, quality of care, and efficient operations in any medical office.
Five Tips for Boosting Patient Collections
The best advice for practices struggling with patient collections is to have a plan, make sure everyone knows the plan, and then follow the plan.
Physicians Have Role to Play in Healthcare Reform Education
Patient visits are by necessity short on time, but that doesn't mean that practices can't take the lead in answering patient questions about health reform.
Ten Cool Things About Using Technology
Part of practicing modern medicine is being comfortable with new technology. Here are 10 ways technology can help you be a better doctor.
Communication Strategies to More Successfully Collect Patient Payments
As patients shoulder more of their healthcare costs, practices must step up patient payment collections efforts. Here are some tips.
Improve Patient Education to Improve Medical Practice Collections
Does your medical practice receive a lot of patient complaints about bills? Here's how to prevent such issues from occurring.
Ethics on Ending the Patient-Physician Relationship
Need to “fire” a patient for non-payment or disruptive behavior? There are ethical principles to consider.
Annual Wellness Visit Hidden Opportunity for Practices, Patients
Despite many advantages, the AWV is a free service that virtually no one knows about. Don't miss out on clear benefits to patients and your practice.
Concierge Practice Success Requires Defining What Patients Value
Do you know what patients value? If considering a concierge medicine program, that will be a critical question to answer.
Ten No-cost Ways to Improve Patient Satisfaction
Improving patient satisfaction does not need to be a huge undertaking. Just understand what patients appreciate and follow through.
Turn Your Medical Practice into a Successful Small Business: 3 Steps
More than ever, and while you may not want to accept it, practicing medicine is running a business. And you have to make changes that reflect this thinking.
Physician Communication with Hospitalized Patients Key
Simply being on time, or communicating when physicians can see a patient, can spare anxiety, stress.
Six Roles You Need Filled at Your Medical Practice for the Future
Now is the season for planning and creating a strategy for a practice that can survive the future. Here are six roles to fill at your office today.
Social Media Risks at Your Medical Practice: 5 Key Issues
Attorneys Barbara Zabawa and Melissa Giftus warn improper social media use can lead to possible HIPAA violations, increased malpractice liability, and more.
E-mail Etiquette for Your Medical Practice Staff
Good written communication is important. Here are the basic rules for e-mailing with staff and patients.
Study: As Patient Care Barriers Rise, Physician Satisfaction Falls
Providing quality patient care is a prime contributor to physician satisfaction, while negative factors associated with EHRs increased physician frustration.
Improve Medical Practice Staff Communication Skills: 5 Best Practices
Here are five best practices for selecting, managing, and supervising your medical practice staff and improving their communication skills
Combating Patient No-Shows at Your Medical Practice
Why patients miss appointments, and how you can ensure they do so less often.
Patient No-Show Policy
This written patient no-show policy has helped one Massachusetts practice reduce its rate of missed and late appointments.
How Practices Should Deal With Late Patients
When patient lateness is a problem, there is a solution. Here's what the experts say about keeping appointments on time at your medical practice.
Utilizing Enterprise Risk Management in Patient Care Decisions
Enterprise risk management can be a valuable tool for medical practices in anticipating, planning, and preventing certain patient care decisions.
Getting Your Medical Practice to Stand Out from the Crowd
Making an impact on your patients - and your fellow medical practice employees - means bringing out the best in yourself. Sally Hogshead describes how.
How to Create a Strategic Plan to Improve Your Medical Practice
Physician practices should begin strategic planning now for the years ahead.