Staff

Non-clinical staff play an important role in ensuring a practice runs smoothly and provides high-quality patient care. Keep these tips in mind when assembling your practice’s staff.

Non-physician providers can help lighten the load for physicians while improving patient care, practice efficiency, and overall effectiveness.

Whether a position opens up at your practice because of an unexpected departure or practice growth, deciding how to fill it can present a dilemma.

Tips for medical practice staff to broach the conversation of mid-career professional development with their employers.

Stepping back for perspective in the middle of your career can unveil fresh insights and help plan future accomplishments. Here are six ways for medical practice staff to advance their careers.

Parting ways with patients and staff is a difficult and emotional process. Here’s some gentle guidance.

The commonalities between PAs and physicians far outweigh the few differences that we have.

Honing leadership skills is essential for a manager. Here are four ways to become better leaders for staff and patients.

Patient interactions with staff are just as important in shaping the relationships between medical practices and their patients. Here's how employees can help avoid a lawsuit.

Reaching out to groups within your practice can improve morale, invigorate and encourage problem solving, and generally make your work life more pleasant and profitable.

Nine ways practices can boost employee morale without significantly increasing overhead expenses.

If you think a patient advocate is a nuisance, think again. They help physicians, just as much as they help patients.

An annual review of benefits each year might be able to save a practice a lot of money, experts say.

Changes in the healthcare industry are necessitating new roles at practices. Here are seven positions you might consider adding to assist patients and staff.

This National Osteoporosis Month, work with patients and staff to identify and manage the disease effectively.

See how your practice’s staff salaries compare with your region and other areas of the country.

Looking to see if your staff salaries are in line with national benchmarks? View our national data on key positions in medical practices broken out by years of experience.

In our latest cartoon, one practice gets creative with added financial incentives for staff.

Listening and acting on what you hear is key to engaging your practice employees. Here are six strategies to keep staff happy and productive.

Staff training is essential to running a successful practice. Here are four reasons why it often gets overlooked and how to change that.

If a raise isn’t in the cards, consider other ways to leverage your workforce.

Non-physician practitioners, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, can save time and money, but know how to bill for their services.

Find out what a patient experience officer is and why your practice might need one.

A Lean Six Sigma concept can help medical practices boost patient satisfaction and experience by simply looking at who does the tasks required.

Two DOJ cases provide important reminders to physicians on listing the proper provider for claims and to meet testing guidelines.

"Leading by examples" means giving our team clear direction on what great care is. Here’s how to start.

Tech and staffing are two ways that your practice can reduce burnout for physicians and other stressed out employees.

Certified physician assistants can help change the culture around men and their access to medical treatment.

The Optimal Team Practice policy defines the evolution of the PA profession. Here are things every doctor should know about these laws and regulations.

Don't leave your new hire in the dust and out of the loop. Here's how you can get them started.