Staff

Keep an eye out for these four scenarios at your practice to avoid being the victim of embezzlement.

Learn from victimized practices and protect your own office from theft with these simple strategies.

As a physician, I depend on my clinical team to take care of the busy work. But I have a problem when staff make medical decisions without my input.

Firing a medical practice staff member is never easy, but there are some ways to minimize the potential aftershocks.

Dismissing a medical practice staff member is never fun. Here's how to reduce the likelihood you will need to go through the process.

Firing a medical practice staff member is never easy. Here's how to determine who should do it, and how.

EHRs should allow your practice to maintain or improve your productivity. Here are five ways to make sure it doesn't do the opposite.

Physician employers must be ever vigilant when seeking to classify an employee as salaried and exempt from overtime pay.

Sometimes, practices need to get a little creative when it comes to getting the daily work of seeing patients and running a business completed.

Experienced physician assistants can help physicians counsel their patients on better nutrition.

My challenge to my fellow physicians is to find ways to bring the health coaching you do for your patients to your staff.

We asked physicians to share their favorite tactics for rewarding and acknowledging their staff members. Here's what they said.

It's a small world and news about former employees travels fast. Remember, no one wants to hire a person who is not professional or who holds a grudge.

Medical practice managers must be more aware of how physicians deliver care and how they can help them do it more efficiently.

Our office has a dress code, but we like to have fun as a pediatric practice. So when it comes to formal rules, are you strict or do you allow silly?

Congratulations, you've hired a new NP or PA. Now be sure your patients know and understand who they'll be seeing.

Advanced practitioners have various qualifications, but be sure you understand your state's scope of practice laws.

Physicians hold a sacred trust to guard their patients' secrets, dignity, and lives. Succumbing to the temptation to vent frustrations is never right.

The ICD-10 coding system goes into effect October 1, but you may not be totally finished with the old codes for several weeks.

To stay solvent, practices will need to work smarter and refine staff roles so that all employees are working to the top of their license.

NPs and PAs can bring a number of strengths to the table; in particular a focus on patient education, care coordination, and wellness promotion.

Physician assistants are educated in a collaborative approach to improve coordination of care and patient outcomes.

Our seventh annual Staff Salary Survey collected data from nearly 1,100 practices nationwide. Here are some key data points every practice should know.

Regional medical practice data from the 2015 Staff Salary Survey, exploring compensation levels for key medical practice staff based on years of experience.

Complete national medical practice data from the 2015 Staff Salary Survey, exploring compensation and related trends.

Staff-to-patient communication generally reflects what the staff really believes, and that often reflects poorly on a practice.

Practices face big cash-flow problems as patients shoulder more of their healthcare costs. Here's how to step up patient payment collections.

Managing an ongoing relationship with your EHR vendor takes time, but it is well worth it. Here are some tips on managing this key relationship.

While nurse practitioners seek practice autonomy, physician assistants work to ensure greater state-by-state consistency in scope of practice laws.

Communication with your EHR vendor is essential during the implementation and go-live period. Here are some tips to keep your practice connected.