Practice Models

A strong healthcare ecosystem needs multiple components, with its smallest at the very core.

With the future profitability of physician acquisition still up in the air, hospitals will likely slow their approach.

TV shows portray concierge doctors at the beck and call of the very rich. Nothing could be farther from reality; concierge medicine is for a wider patient base.

New survey results suggest that many locum tenens physicians may be more satisfied than other physicians.

Why one doctor transitioned, how she did it, and how it is paying off.

Financial planner Jason Hull shares tips for physicians considering starting concierge medical practices.

Despite being a welcome addition to a short-staffed practice, a locum tenens doc needs to follow a few ground rules to fit in.

It's not just physicians who are turning to concierge medicine; over the past few months a growing number of patients have also begun to embrace the model.

Entering into an ACO? Here are the tech tools to make it work.

Thinking of selling your practice to a larger health system? Here's what to do before signing on.

How to focus on your ideal patient, what their issues are, and what they need most right now.

While the decision to change to a direct-pay practice can be the most difficult one a physician can make, there is a second decision that is nearly as difficult: What to charge for services.

If you’re looking to stay independent and interested in integrating with other practices, here are three tips to help you decide whether it is right for you.

Here's how to ensure your physicians make smart and united decisions for your practice's future.

While both organizations focus on shared savings and greater efficiencies of care, they are not mutually exclusive.

Every medical practice could benefit from a formal relationship with a group of professionals with high level business skills.

An increasing number of physicians are scaling back their hours. Here's how to do it right.

A newly launched program promises to help older physicians segue into primary care but work fewer hours, and on their own terms.

I am now nearly a year out from opening a direct-pay practice. I have not gone bankrupt or crazy. Here are some important things I've learned.

Primary-care physicians can and should position themselves to strategically align their practices with both specialists and health systems.

Doctors looking to sell their practices when they retire need to find ways to add value; hybrid concierge and its private revenue stream provide a solution.

Some tips on having patient finance discussions at your medical practice.

A lot of physicians have considered concierge medicine in the past but hesitated; now is the time to reconsider.

Docs are not limited to selling their practice to stay afloat. Banding together with other practices to share resources may strengthen your business.

For Medicare to survive and to decrease healthcare costs in this country, healthcare delivery needs to change.

Physicians can make mistakes when adopting new practice models on their own. Experts can help and should be considered.

The art and practice of medicine has changed remarkably, yet the core tenet of medicine - caring for patients - remains what doctors do best.

Do you know what patients value? If considering a concierge medicine program, that will be a critical question to answer.

The latest physician compensation survey from ECG Management Consultants highlights increasing emphasis on value, quality of care.

How one physician transitioned to this new practice model and why he did it.