Staff

Are your staff members coming and going in droves? If turnover is a problem for your practice, here are some bits of wisdom to follow.

An article in The New York Times said what many in medicine have known for years: PAs and NPs can be a solution to the physician shortage.

CMS released a dashboard that revealed the amount of money spent by the agency on specific drugs. Maryland docs reject medical marijuana.

Are you looking for ways to announce the growth of your practice? Is it necessary to give holiday gifts to your staff?

If you want to leverage the potential of your staff and set them up for success, then help each person plan for excellence by a creating unique performance plans.

Medical practice compliance can be challenging, but implementing a basic compliance program can help you avoid violations.

In today’s consumer-based healthcare market, patients expect personalized, retail-like service along with high quality clinical care.

One medical practice made the transition to embrace value-based care, but not without achieving some obstacles first. Here’s what it learned.

Looking for ways to increase patient volume at your practice? Scribes, APPs, and medical students are three potential roles to help you out.

Successful medical practices will employ a team model in which physicians supply clinical expertise and everyone partners for better patient outcomes.

We asked our practice management experts to reveal their trade secrets for dealing with patients. Here's what they said.

The data has begun to back what one PA has known for quite some time, PAs and NPs can make a difference in caring for a patient with chronic disease.

As acceptance of transgender members of society grows, so too do inquiries from physicians on how to respectfully treat transgender patients.

A successful EHR deployment is about much more than technology. Patience and tech savvy are two qualities you're looking for in trainers.

The practice manager and physician can benefit from a thorough review of a practice manager's performance. Here are first steps you should take.

Halloween and the 2016 Presidential Election pose a bigger threat to physicians' wealth than most medical practice owners think.

It's important to give everyone in your practice a thorough performance review, every year. Why, though, does it feel like such a chore?

A look into the history and evolution of the PA profession on the 51st anniversary of its birth.

Younger staff can bring a unique perspective to medical practice operations.

When training your staff becomes more of a burden than a requirement, it's time to take a step back and find new and easier ways to get that job done.

Dr. Hoffman looks at what it takes to have a competent, successful staff when you own your own practice.

There are multiple problems with a disturbing trend that has seen PAs assigned as EHR scribes. For one, it's a misuse of their talents.

Looking to switch jobs or bring on a new provider? A recruiter dishes out advice for providers and practices.

When it comes to belt-tightening, staff training is usually one of the first places managers look to cut back. Here are five reasons why you shouldn't.

Do you have a staff member that is under-performing? Use a performance improvement plan to get them back on track.

Finding the right practice manager or administrator is essential to the health of your medical practice.

Here are seven reasons why Locum Tenens is increasingly becoming an appealing option for physicians.

Learn how you and your medical practice staff can get the most out of your meetings and leave feeling a sense of accomplishment and connection.

It's a hard call, but sometimes you have to let someone go at your practice. Here are few signs it's time to let go.

Understanding where breakdown happens within a training program will help you identify where potential problems reside.