March 31st 2025
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
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Surviving staff shortages
Many practices turn to staffing agencies to fill vacancies. This can be a fast and easy way to find a credentialed temp, but drawbacks included expenses and work restrictions.
Messy moments: Filling in
When a member of the team takes a sick day, a messy moment can occur.
Mitigating healthcare staffing shortages by maximizing your staffing partnership
While contract workers have always served a role in the healthcare field, they have become more prevalent to fill staffing gaps.
Bullies in your practice
For many in healthcare, words and actions can be harmful, and in some instances can lead to jury awards in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Showing appreciation to support staff
Employee turnover is always a concern, but in economic times like these it often jumps.
Who should physicians talk to about job satisfaction?
A career as a physician comes with many challenges and hardships, so it's important to know who to turn to when you feel less than satisfied with your work.
Workplace violence in health care settings
A new focus for enforcement agencies?
Investing in employees today will keep your practice healthy
More than half of healthcare workers don’t feel optimistic about the future
6 Steps to hiring practice staff
Investing time and attention in the medical practice staff hiring process can reduce costs and boost staff retention.
2023: The year of the employee in healthcare
Three steps to driving organizational improvement by rethinking staffing strategies.
What your nurses expect from you (or else they'll quit)
Poor working conditions are responsible for high turnover rates.
Messy moments: Generational conflict among colleagues
The generational divide can be a source of friction between coworkers.
Making practice staff feel valued
An employee appreciation program is a great place to start.
Most read 2022: 10 Small ways to provide great customer service to patients
Providing great customer service at your medical practice boosts revenue and patient satisfaction. Here are 10 tips.
Hiring 102 or sealing the deal for attracting outstanding candidates
Suggestions that will separate your offer from other practices competing to hire the same employee.
Messy moments: Disputes over care
Specialist MD wants great care for his patient, and tells the care group they are failing him.
The NP training debate
As nurse practitioners gain more practice freedom, advocates for physician-led care debate the training differences.
Finding go-getters and avoiding the gunnas
Who do you want on your team, the go-getters or the gunnas?
Burnout, depression, and suicide among physicians
A conversation on physician well-being
Practice tip of the week: Five Telephone Etiquette Tips for Medical Practice Staff
What burned out workers really want from employers
As healthcare worker burnout is on the rise and job satisfaction falls at twice the rate of other sectors, it’s clear healthcare employers may be underestimating the level of support needed across the industry.
Practice tip of the week: Six ways to motivate your team for free
How physicians fight burnout
Six doctors share their strategies
Messy moments: Physicians productively address relational problems so that it’s better for everyone
Reducing generational tension among staff can make your practice run smoother.
Managing millennial physicians
As millennials are seeking changes to the day-to-day operations of the system, they’re driving a much larger conversation about what health care should look like.
How a remote and virtual workforce model can benefit your practice and patients
New technology can make a remote workforce a pleasing reality.
Practice tip of the week: How to remove a negative online review
Physicians want work-life balance
Work-life balance is the key to staving off burnout.
The importance of inclusion
Inclusion is a surprising way to create safer, more efficient patient care.
Recognizing employees who go the extra mile
Recognition is key to keeping practice staff motivated.