Practice Models

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

An interview with the CEO of Kaiser Permanente's medical group in California puts the problem with our health system into perspective.

According to new data from the CDC, opioid prescription rates fell over a five-year period from 2010 to 2015, but are still triple where they were in 1999.

With the CMS' Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and value-based care model in full effect, it's important for physicians to understand what MIPS means for their practices.

If you are looking to combine your practice with another, here are some ways to ensure the merger goes off without a hitch.

Follow these tips to avoid feeling overwhelmed by MACRA requirements, while remaining prepared for the uncertain future.

Small practices can benefit from partnering with an IT partner to fit their needs, here are some tips on choosing that partner.

A recent policy adopted by the AMA sends the wrong message to physician practices about the so-called threat of retail clinics.

Ocean Spray Cranberries is the perfect analog for an independent practice association – a cooperative comprised of independent entities with central operations.

Concierge medicine can benefit everyone and is not the high-end medical service some make it out to be, according to this expert.

This blogger is taking on a new role at the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), where he'll work closely with the AMA.

Use the "knowledge, skills, and attitude" concept when hiring staff at your practice, to ensure you bring the right person aboard.

For the first time ever, practice owners no longer represent the physician majority, according to a new AMA study.

Being short-staffed can cripple a medical practice. That's why having emergency staffing plans in place is a must.

Health information technology is playing a critical role in delivering data to the point of care when and how physicians need it.

This physician enjoys charting so much she wants to share her passion with fellow staff members at her practice.

For independent physician practices, a joint venture may be the best option to gain credibility and expand your resources.

This doctor has been preaching teamwork at his practice for so long his employees decided to take their support for one another to a whole new level.

This doctor has an innovative way of keeping employees driven to practice medicine, while adopting a wholesome, team approach.

By ensuring they have adequate face-to-face time with patients, concierge physicians are providing wholesome care.

Certified PAs, who are on the front lines in many rural areas, deliver specialized care utilizing telehealth.

In our recurring blog "Inbox," we get reader feedback on adhering to HIPAA laws and whether or not DPC is a fit for your practice.

Unaffiliated ERs are becoming popular due to their convenience, but are the high prices worth the level of care?

Concierge medicine is one model a private practice physician should consider if finances become tight.

For diabetic and other patients, it makes sense for dentists and doctors to work together. You just have to ensure you are complying with state laws.

There are a lot of challenges to opening a practice in a low-income area. However, it's doable - here are some things to consider if you are weighing this route.

Feeling burnout symptoms, physicians nationwide are changing their practice models to subscription-based clinics.

The growing number of employed physicians could lead to the unionization of medical professions and a wildly different health system.

If you are feeling burned out from the demands of insurance, EHR documentation and more, consider a subscription practice. Here's the good and bad.

For some physicians, reducing burnout requires a major shift in how they practice medicine. For others, it's simply taking a deep breath.