Productivity

Choosing not to respect your patients may mean that you will be forced to respect their ability to choose another place to manage their health.

Contrary to popular belief, money and praise are not the best motivators for medical office staff. Here are examples of effective motivation you can use today.

When implementing an automating feature, it is vital to invest the time and money to it set up correctly. Here's some guidance.

Many practices are struggling with the costs of implementing and adopting EHRs. But some revenue boosting opportunities may be in the pipeline.

Workload inequity can undermine staff motivation and teamwork. Here's how to balance the load.

Day-to-day operations at your practice can easily get derailed. Here's how to keep staff on track despite possible disruptions.

Not sure where to get started on your medical practice's operations manual? Here's a table of contents to get you started.

Whether you're the one who's constantly running behind or the person who continually seems to be waiting for others, these five points will save everyone valuable time.

Here are four simple tips to avoid a bad experience for a patient and a non-billable service at your medical practice.

Does your practice act upon patient data gathered at intake and record it in such a way that it can be tied to clinical quality indicators? If not, you may be missing out on additional revenue.

By empowering your staff, you can improve the performance, care, and service your practice provides. Some call the concept employee empowerment, others call it employee engagement; I call it common sense.

Medical practices have traditionally focused on patient care, leaving the business end to administrators. Now, as health reform advances, practice models are rapidly changing. Here's how to embrace the changes.

Receiving maximum practice compensation requires everyone to be on board. If you have a partner who simply won't comply with practice goals that can really hamper your practice. Here's what you can do to motivate your docs.

The wise physician will find methods to fairly compensate and reward excellent patient care delivered by their medical practice staff.

Fix the rift between front- and back-office staff with these strategies.

Holiday bonuses are great, but they are often expected each year. Here's an alternative to consider, linking bonus pay to performance criteria.

Interruptions are part of daily life at a medical practice, but by addressing frequent work flow issues proactively, you can maintain great patient care.

Don't miss out on easy income. Incorporating Medicare's AWV into your care plan helps both your practice and your patients.

Get coding answers on Medicare and the physical exam; combining two services; pap smear and preventive services, IV infusions and more.

Medical practice performance benchmarks without context are useless, and relying simply upon reported measures is ill advised.

Transitioning to ICD-10 presents big challenges, so turn to technology to ease your coding woes.

Here is a case study for a multiple-physician practice that increased its productivity without any additional equipment or software - just a good hard look at its processes.

Medical coding guidance on Medicare Annual Wellness Visits; RVU reductions; physician scribes; student documentation; and more.

Looking for ways to praise your hard-working staff, without breaking the bank? Here's how to motivate your office to achieve the common goal of boosting patient satisfaction.

The best performing practices in the country tend to have more staff than practices doing less well. Why? More support staff means physicians can focus on seeing patients -- and bringing in money. Find out how your staff per physician ratio compares to national benchmarks.

Are docs and staff just not on the same page? Here's how to fix it.

Not enough hours in the day? Small changes can have a big impact on your practice efficiency - and your life.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Properly using technology at your practice is critical, as is determining who will help you use it effectively.