Physicians Practice provides award-winning practice-management advice to more than 150,000 physicians through partnerships with medical centers throughout the United States.
For more than 20 years, doctors have trusted Physicians Practice for expertise on billing, coding, collections, technology, workflow, staffing, compensation and much more.
Average physician income has dropped more than 7 percent since 1995 after inflation – and more than 10 percent for primary-care physicians – while other professional and technical workers have seen their incomes rise. Increases in office overhead, the rising cost of malpractice insurance, ever-intrusive third-party payers, and other factors have combined to make physicians feel less empowered to affect their own practices, and the lives of their patients. In fact, nearly 29 percent said in a recent survey that they would not choose to go into medicine again, if they had it to do over.
But Physicians Practice believes that with the right tools and information, physicians can run their practices their way again. That’s why we offer practical positive advice on everything from working with insurance companies to collecting what they’re owed to dealing with difficult patients. We’re in physicians’ corner as their advocate, expert, and guide.
2011 Fee Schedule Survey: Change Is in the Air As practices continue to deal with declining reimbursement, federal and commercial payers are exploring new payment models aimed at case-management in lieu of traditional fees for services. Here's how to prepare and respond.
Plus: The results of our annual Fee Schedule Survey are in. See where your practice stacks up when it comes to payment for top codes.
Defending Yourself Against a Medical Malpractice Claim You've heard all the guidance about the importance of good patient relations and documentation as a way of avoiding a malpractice suit. But you think you may have a problem. Here's what to do when you get the first hint that a lawsuit may be coming.
Paying for Technology in Your Practice Are you one of the (many) practices spending more than what's necessary for hardware, software, and services? You don't have to be.
Protecting Your Medical Practice's Data Data loss happens at physician practices more than you might think. Here's the scoop on how to implement a good data-backup plan.
It isn't easy for practices to become accredited as a patient centered medical home. To help you assess your readiness and make the transition, here... More »
In her MGMA session on the internal checks and balances practices should implement to prevent fraud and embezzlement, Susan F. Childs noted that 75... More »
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Read "The Work of Art that Has Most Influenced My Career" this month's topic in our Physician Writer Search series. Emergency medicine physician, Theresa M. van der Vlugt, writes about finding beauty and inspiration in unexpected places.
If you've ever dreamed of being a published writer, or just have something you'd like to say, check out the Physician Writer Search. Each month, we give you a topic and a deadline, and you give us 1,000 to 1,250 words. If we select your submission, we'll publish your column in a future issue, to be seen by 200,000 of your colleagues, and we'll pay you $250. Think about the April 2012 topic: "I feel I'm successful when ... " and then submit your essay!
Physicians are subjected to many demands in the course of treating their patients: not the least of which are administrative tasks. Then there are the twin challenges of not enough time and too many patients. After you get through a particularly frustrating day, what is it that gives you the most satisfaction?
