Training

Changing the culture of healthcare is imperative to improving the system and enacting this mentality must start in academic medicine.

Why should you go to a live CME conference? There are multiple benefits, not the least of which is networking with your peers.

Your practice is only as strong as your HR and management infrastructure. To ensure a thriving practice in 2016, here are five tasks on your to-do list.

The OCR is doing more HIPAA audits this year, and you need to be ready. Here’s how to do your own internal audit.

The Office for Civil Rights is upping its HIPAA audit game this year. If you want to be safe, you will, too.

From training to hardware to new population health software, budget time is the right time to make sure your current EHR set up meets the needs of your practice.

One man has set out to educate the state of Mississippi on how telemedicine can benefit them. He explains this unique job in a Q&A.

This time of year allows for people to fall victim to scams, both online and in person. Here are ways to avoid them.

The NCCPA recently proposed more CAQs for PAs in specialty areas of medicine and may make them mandatory. This is a bad idea, says one provider.

Before training your staff on new technology, it's a good idea to assess their overall comfort level and experience with using technology.

Staff training is a critical component of successful implementation of an EHR. Here are six tips from the experts.

Despite the challenges we currently face together as a nation, the U.S. offers physicians opportunities that are hard to duplicate anywhere else.

Having been a resident not that many years ago, here is some advice for the new doctors as they take on the world.

As Oct. 1 approaches, get your physicians ready by determining how much and what kind of ICD-10 training they'll need.

It can be challenging to convince patients to sign up for and actively use your medical practice's patient portal. Here are 10 tips from experts.

To stay solvent, practices will need to work smarter and refine staff roles so that all employees are working to the top of their license.

Physician assistants are educated in a collaborative approach to improve coordination of care and patient outcomes.

Managing an ongoing relationship with your EHR vendor takes time, but it is well worth it. Here are some tips on managing this key relationship.

Communication with your EHR vendor is essential during the implementation and go-live period. Here are some tips to keep your practice connected.

Consultants and health IT experts share their top advice for physicians participating in the EHR incentive program.

Research indicates there are four keys to successful EHR adoption. Here's how to implement them at your medical practice.

ICD-10 will be here before you know it. Here's what you need to do before October 1.

Here are five ways certified PAs are helping to solve the nation’s rural health challenges.

If you have not set specific job expectations for your staff members, slacking behavior might have more to do with your oversight, than it does laziness.

Focus on the most frequently used codes at your primary-care practice - such as these seven - to better prepare for the ICD-10 transition.

Once implemented, EHRs don't run automatically. You have to train staff prior to and after integrating a new system to ensure a smooth transition.

Everyone wants to be a better manager, but with so many potential areas for improvement, where does one start? Here are three suggestions from experts.

Advice for physicians currently serving as mentors to other physicians.

How can we be leaders, physicians may ask, when often we are overwhelmed by the daily challenge to survive? I contend that we have no choice.

Your current EHR may not be the best for meaningful use, so you may need a new system. Here's how to re-train your staff and physicians if needed.