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Congress decided that physicians need one more year to prepare for ICD-10. Here's what it means for your medical practice and the healthcare industry overall.

Do you cultivate positive, working relationships with your key departments or vendors? If not, changing your approach might yield amazing results.

Recruiting patients is important. Retaining them, more so. Here are five ways to keep your patients satisfied and coming back to your medical practice.

Important points about the physician assistant profession that could ease physician apprehension about working with them.

Here's what physicians and their medical practices can do to make the most of limited time with patients.

Physician assistants and nurse practitioners share what they look for in recruitment packages.

Here are some key reasons why medical practices should consider self-paced ICD-10 training for physicians and staff.

Important financial and compliance issues can be digested easily with a little planning. March is a good time to look at HR issues in your practice.

PAs have been part of the healthcare scene for almost 50 years, yet some physicians still express apprehension or even resistance about working with them.

Here are some common scams to steal money from your medical practice and some strategies to avoid it happening in the first place.

With the Stage 2 rules looming, some practices are moving ahead while others remain on the sidelines in the quest to meet meaningful use.

In the first 10 seconds to 30 seconds of a patient's visit, you can make a big difference in their satisfaction with your medical practice.

Practice administrators and physicians have differing areas of focus, but must collaborate for practice success. Here are three new partnerships for both roles.

Physicians must join physician assistants (PAs) in addressing misconceptions and misinformation about the PA profession.

There's plenty to do to get your medical practice ready for ICD-10, but proper training tops the list.

When it comes to supervising members of various generations at your practice, recognize the differences, but also strive to find common ground among staff.

Camaraderie between medical practice staff is one of the cornerstones of a successful practice. Here are some ways to cultivate it at your practice.

As more practices implement EHRs, more are employing medical records scribes. Here's why your practice might want to consider it.

Here are three ways medical practices can use storytelling - with patients and with staff - as a critical communication strategy.

Don't let the ICD-10 transition hurt your practice's bottom line. Here are ways for you and your staff to survive and thrive during this major change.

Don't let fear hold you back from taking advantage of EHRs. Here's how to address common fears and how to find great EHR help.

Boosting employee engagement at your medical practice will boost staff motivation, commitment, and performance.

Begin ICD-10 preparations with an analysis of how the new code set will affect office work flow for each medical practice employee.

Would your medical staff know what to do in the event of a power outage, active-shooter incident, or data breach? An emergency plan is a critical first step.

Here's how to prepare for three of the worst unexpected emergencies: natural disasters, theft, and active-shooter incidents.

A recent directive from the Department of Veterans Affairs enhances PA autonomy while strengthening team and collaborative practice.

There's no way your practice can run on time, all the time. But there are some ways to ease patient frustrations when you do run behind schedule.

To operate efficiently and profitably, medical practices must devote time and attention to non-urgent, non-routine matters.

Take our 14 question quiz to see if you have defined physician and manager responsibilities correctly in your practice.

If I can make it to the office in bad weather, and patients can make it, when do I require staff to also show up vs. stay home?