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An efficient policy for dealing with pharmaceutical reps visiting your medical practice keeps them, as well as your staff and patients, happy.

A friend from my past, let's call her Dr. Fabulous, taught me four key lessons to improve productivity in a medical practice and in life.

Exit interviews tell you why good people are leaving – after they've left. Stay interviews help understand an employee's concerns while she is still on the job.

President Obama and the Affordable Care Act survived Election Day, but there are real threats to patients and healthcare professionals looming on the horizon.

Here are the dos and don'ts of rewarding your hardworking employees.

President Obama’s victory means key health reform initiatives will move forward. For many medical practices, that means big staffing changes are on the horizon.

Whether Hurricane Sandy impacted your medical practice directly or not, it is a clear reminder of the importance of business continuity planning.

Does your medical practice have one employee that has all of the answers? Here's why this is a dangerous process to support.

Stephanie Rollheiser, vice president of CompHealth Locum Tenens, explains how to get medical practice staff truly engaged in their jobs.

Pimmie Lopez of Practice Colleagues discusses the importance of structure in running your medical practice, from clear expectations to the use of health IT.

Make sure your medical practice is on top of its legal responsibilities, especially when it comes to terminating the employment of a staff member.

Putting together an employee handbook for your medical practice is not only a smart thing to do legally, but good for staff management.

Here are three simple tactics to improve responsiveness, productivity, and accuracy among your medical practice employees.

The election is less than two weeks away, and no matter if the Affordable Care Act is preserved or repealed, healthcare continues to evolve.

A healthy organization is crucial to success, but many practices are plagued by dysfunction.

Medical practices need to start looking at the AWV as a business and healthcare opportunity. Offering staff bonuses to schedule the visits may help.

Whether you work for a huge medical conglomerate or a small private clinic, you may not have much say regarding what you wear to do your job. You do, however, have full control over how you wear it.

Improving physician and staff communication is critical to Patient-Centered Medical Home Success. Here are some tips.

Like her own mentor, this physician encouraged her residents to embrace the fear that comes with obstetrics and conquer it to become confident and competent physicians.

If you aren't asking your patients about insurance changes when they make an appointment at your medical practice, you are already losing money.

Here are three tips to prepare your medical practice for success in the 21st century.

Before making any big changes at your medical practice, neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises you consult two important stakeholders: your patients and your staff.

The phone bill, utilities, bank charges - dealing with these bills at your medical practice should mirror your personal approach.

Two healthcare experts weigh in on how staff development and engagement efforts can boost practice revenue.

Here are six basic principles to protect funds coming into a medical practice from embezzlement as well as some red flags to watch.

Some efficient and coordinated scheduling of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit can benefit patients and your medical practice.

The Stark Law is clear on your medical practice and gifts from referring physicians, patients, and others. Here's what you need to know.

Is your medical practice staff taking the few minutes to verify patient benefits? If not, it could cost you thousands of dollars and an aged out A/R.

It hasn't been the easiest road to get to where I am today as a physician assistant, but things have definitely evolved for the better for our profession.

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) recently defined a “high-performing health system.” Does your health system make the cut?