April 7th 2025
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Organizational Health: How It Can Drive Your Practice's Success
A healthy organization is crucial to success, but many practices are plagued by dysfunction.
Staff Bonuses May Increase Medicare AWV Scheduling
Medical practices need to start looking at the AWV as a business and healthcare opportunity. Offering staff bonuses to schedule the visits may help.
A Dress Code for Your Medical Practice Staff
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.
Four Critical Communication Skills in the Medical Home Model
Improving physician and staff communication is critical to Patient-Centered Medical Home Success. Here are some tips.
My Medical Mentor: An Old-school Military Physician
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.
Patient Insurance Verification: Saving your Practice's A/R
If you aren't asking your patients about insurance changes when they make an appointment at your medical practice, you are already losing money.
How to Prepare Your Medical Practice for the 21st Century
Here are three tips to prepare your medical practice for success in the 21st century.
Ben Carson, MD: Consult Staff, Patients Prior to Big Changes
Before making any big changes at your medical practice, neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises you consult two important stakeholders: your patients and your staff.
Catching Mistakes When Paying Bills for Your Medical Practice
The phone bill, utilities, bank charges - dealing with these bills at your medical practice should mirror your personal approach.
Using Medical Practice Staff to Improve Your Bottom Line
Two healthcare experts weigh in on how staff development and engagement efforts can boost practice revenue.
Six Ways to Protect Medical Practice Funds from Embezzlement
Here are six basic principles to protect funds coming into a medical practice from embezzlement as well as some red flags to watch.
Maximize Billing Opportunities for the Medicare AWV
Some efficient and coordinated scheduling of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit can benefit patients and your medical practice.
Stark Law and Gifts Sent to 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.
Verifying Patient Health Benefits a Must at Your Medical Practice
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.
Weighing Physician Assistant Autonomy in Medical Practice
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.
Six Characteristics of ‘High-Performing’ Health Systems
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) recently defined a “high-performing health system.” Does your health system make the cut?
Medical Practice Embezzlement: Key Accounts to Watch
Want to reduce possible embezzlement and detect fraud at your medical practice? Monitor your various financial accounts closely using these tips.
Qualitative Evaluation Can Help Keep Your Eye on the EHR Ball
Performing a qualitative assessment of your practice's needs is one of the best ways to decide which EHR will provide the best value.
Customer Service in your Medical Practice: Attitude Is Everything
Choose to be thankful for every patient that walks through your door, no matter your role at your medical practice.
Health Literacy Needs a Place in Physicians' Practices
In an emerging era of shared risk and performance-based remuneration, effective patient communication is important to survival and success at your practice.
Avoiding Embezzlement at Your Medical Practice
Here are six strong indications that a physician needs to be concerned about possible embezzlement in a medical practice.
With EHR Use, Computer Literacy Misses the Point
The failure to include medical information science and critical thinking in the medical school curriculum is more a sign of ignorance than of sagacity.
Physicians: Get a Good Look at Practice Operations
Here's how physicians can get eyes into their practices' operations - and fix what's broken.
Future Looks Great for Physician Assistants
As I plan for my retirement, I look at the next generation of physician assistants and what the future looks like for them.
Motivating Your Medical Practice Staff
Contrary to popular belief, money and praise are not the best motivators for medical office staff. Here are examples of effective motivation you can use today.
Make the Most of Patient Education Opportunities at Your Practice
Do you think your patients would rather be educated by their provider or by Dr. WebMD? Make your practice the place patients can go to learn about their healthcare from the person they trust most - you.
Medical Practice Standard Operating Procedures: Expect Exceptions
Wise deviations from standard operating procedures are essential to effective medical office operations.
ICD-10: Next Steps for Physicians' Practices
Sure, ICD-10 implementation is two years away, but there are things your medical practice should start doing today to prepare.
Basic Medical Terms Your Practice Staff Should Know
Proposed DME Prescription Rule Adds More Burdens on Physicians
Physicians and staff may have to spend extra time to reduce the potential of fraud and abuse from durable medical equipment prescriptions.
Is your practice ready for the Trump tariffs?
Ep. 59: AI and claim denials with Neal K. Shah, co-founder of Counterforce Health
Practice tip of the week: Controlling overhead costs
General George Patton and the physician's white coat