Training

Medical conferences are high-energy fountains of inspiration and education, but how can you put those ideas into action once you get back home?

Whether a position opens up at your practice because of an unexpected departure or practice growth, deciding how to fill it can present a dilemma.

Tips for medical practice staff to broach the conversation of mid-career professional development with their employers.

Honing leadership skills is essential for a manager. Here are four ways to become better leaders for staff and patients.

Residency can be a fearful time in a doctor’s career, but it doesn’t have to be unbearable. Here are some tips for recent medical school graduates as they begin their training.

Staff training is essential to running a successful practice. Here are four reasons why it often gets overlooked and how to change that.

In part two of this series, learn strategies to effectively enact change at your practice.

Regardless of your political position, guns are a reality that physicians must manage like all other medical practice risks.

Healthcare organizations are always looking to save money, but physicians rarely know the effect of their treatments or medications. Here's how to change that.

It's always important to be on top of HIPAA requirements, here's what physicians need to know for 2018.

Leadership teams wonder why their best-laid plans have gone awry. Here's how employees feel.

Medical practices have to learn how to market to the modern-day patient, which is not easy when they are already overworked. Outsourcing is the answer.

A physician attempts to profess her gripes about the prior authorization process to a pharmacist to no avail.

Here are some strategies practices should take to better communicate medical costs to patients.

A young physician gives her advice to residents on what they can expect upon becoming a practicing physician.

Looking back at how locum tenens physicians made an impact in 2017 and predicting trends in 2018.

Looking to brush-up on or further your ultrasound skills? Here are a few apps, podcasts, and references you should check out.

Readers weigh in on whether young docs should jump into private practice or become employed following med school.

Here are five tactics to reduce many of the more common risks of data loss at your practice. Make sure you're up to date.

This year the PA profession celebrated its 50th anniversary. Much has changed, but the future of the profession remains bright.

In part one of our younger physician roundtable, three doctors expand on the toughest challenges faced in their burgeoning careers.

Training your staff to prioritize patient service is a great way to protect your online reputation.

Perception does not have to be reality. Here are five myths about unhappiness among physicians.

Are changing job titles causing physicians to lose their sense of professional identity? This doc seeks answers.

In order to maximize productivity at your practice, you need to take control of all aspects of its operation. Here's how to start.

When it comes to payer enrollment, small practices often lack the necessary time or resources, here are some things to consider.

Coding expert Bill Dacey answers questions on the correct definition of 'contact' and the 'mid-point rule' during a medical visit.

A recent kickback case against a spine surgeon and his fiancée underscores the importance of physicians understanding of anti-kickback and Stark laws.

The key to being prepared for any kind of crisis at your practice is to plan far in advance and know where important documents are at all times.

This older doc describes the attitude of many young residents who would rather have a job than a profession.