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.
Can We Create a Realistic and Financially Viable Medical Home?
Patient-Centered Medical Homes seek to return primary care to the hub of care, but I wonder about the benefits for patients and if it truly reduces healthcare costs.
Good Results for Medical Error Disclosure, Apology Programs
Though full disclosure and apology for medical errors is daunting for physicians, some say it’s the best step to take.
Should Preventive Care Be Required For Medicare Patients?
Presently, physicians and patients are primarily involved in treatment, not prevention. Is it time to swing the pendulum the other way?
In Treating Patients, Too Many Physician Cooks Spoil the Broth
Patients can become very confused when one doctor tells them to do one thing, and another tells them to do something else when treating the same issue.
The Physician House Call: A Lost Art?
Providing in-home care may add extra hours to your schedule as a physician, but it produces satisfied patients and great word of mouth about your practice.
Mass. Tries 'Open, Transparent' Approach to Malpractice Claims
Massachusetts' new disclosure, apology, and offer program aims to take some emotion out of medical errors for physicians and patients.
Using Positive Patient Reviews on Your Medical Practice Website
If you deliver a quality product and service to patients, they’ll tell others about it online. So are you ready to use those reviews at your practice? Here’s how.
Vaccination Programs: Giving Medical Practices a Shot in the Arm
With flu season fast-approaching, now is a perfect time for physicians' practices to evaluate their vaccination offerings.
Customer Service in your Medical Practice: Attitude Is Everything
Choose to be thankful for every patient that walks through your door, no matter your role at your medical practice.
Health Literacy Needs a Place in Physicians' Practices
In an emerging era of shared risk and performance-based remuneration, effective patient communication is important to survival and success at your practice.
Physicians Survey Sheds Light on EHR Implementation Anxieties
More than two out of three physicians have adopted EHRs, but concerns remain.
Medication Reconciliation Opportunities and the Medicare AWV
The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is an ideal time to talk to your senior patients about preventing adverse drug reactions.
Tapping The Value in Personal Relationships Via Concierge Medicine
Concierge medicine helps physicians tap into the value of their personal relationships with patients, despite worries to the contrary.
Demanding Patients Try Physicians' Patience
I appreciate the business my medical practice receives, but my staff and I also need to attend to our personal lives as well and we can't sacrifice that.
How Best to Handle Walk-in Patients
How to Manage Patient Expectations Created by the Media
The Internet and a constant TV news cycle have created challenges for physicians in addressing all the information patients now have access to.
Hospitality to Patients: A Must at Your Medical Practice
Make the Most of Patient Education Opportunities at Your Practice
Do you think your patients would rather be educated by their provider or by Dr. WebMD? Make your practice the place patients can go to learn about their healthcare from the person they trust most - you.
No Special Privileges for Patients at My Medical Practice
I understand that to each individual patient there is no one more important, no one more urgent. But I am one physician and can only see one person at a time.
Discussing Payment Options with Medicare Patients
How many of your patients only have Medicare and not secondary or supplemental insurance? More than you'd think. Here's how to help them manage their account.
How the Popular Press Affects Patient Expectations
Wondering how your patients see your work as a physician? Just open a newspaper, turn on TV news, or go online to see how you are being portrayed.
Four Ways to Prepare for Stage 2 Rules of Meaningful Use
Though Stage 2 doesn’t begin until 2014, physicians - even those who have not yet attested to Stage 1 - can start preparing now.
Medicare Annual Wellness Visits: A Guide to Benefits, Payments
Here's a list of what your medical practice is required to provide, and what you'll get reimbursed for, regarding Medicare Annual Wellness Visits.
Basic Medical Terms Your Practice Staff Should Know
Physicians: Patient Appreciation Is a Must at Your Practice
Dealing with Frequently Late Patients
Every medical practice has them - patients who are persistently late for appointments. Here are four tips to turn the tardy into time conscious.
How Physicians Can Improve Their Medical Blogging
Here are 10 important guidelines for doctors to follow when writing their own blogs.
Patient Compliance: Technology Tools for Physicians
Getting patients to follow your guidance is a lot easier with today's technology. Here's a rundown on the tools that work, and how to work 'em.
Physicians as Effective Role Models for Patients
My own triumph over being overweight demonstrated to patients that I could follow the advice I give and understand their difficulties.
Simple Methods to Reduce No Shows at Your Medical Practice
Here are seven simple things you can do to reduce no-show patients at your medical practice starting today.