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Are You Burning Money? Know the Signs.
Most practices waste scads of money without even knowing it, often without paying attention — then wonder why they need a microscope to see their bottom line. Check out our tips and roadmap to a more efficient and productive practice.

 

Tool: Productivity by RVU
Measure physician productivity by relative value units (RVUs) — one of the most reliable ways to do it. This spreadsheet does the necessary calculations for you.

 

Fee Schedule Survey 2009: Surviving the Perfect Storm
Our exclusive findings forecast rough weather. Here's how to stay dry — and in the black.

 

Solving Your 9 Biggest Billing Blunders
Coding is hard, but you need to do it right to get paid for your services. Here are the 9 coding errors that the experts see over and over and how to fix them.

 

Finding a Financial Planner
Everyone wants a trustworthy financial planner, but how to find one? Here's your guide to asking the right questions.



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‘What I Didn’t Learn in Residency’
Pediatrician Sandy L. Chung on getting schooled in the business of medicine during her first year of practice. More »
The Part-time Puzzle
Embracing part-time and work-at-home schedules to help fit the right employee pieces into place. More »
Refining EHR Usage
EHR adoption doesn’t end when your system is installed; you have to continue to improve your use of the product. More »
Technology Survey 2010: Uncle Sam's EHR Incentives
If you’re confused about the federal incentives to buy an EHR, you’re not alone. What exactly does “meaningful use” mean? We have the answers to this... More »
Closing the Bank of Mom and Dad
Get your adult children’s hands out of your wallet. More »
When Patients Lie to You
A surprising number of patients withhold information or outright lie to their doctors for a host of reasons. Here’s how to identify patient dishonesty... More »
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2010 Tech Survey: Do You Have an Interactive Web Site?
Sara Michael , September 1, 2010

Chances are good you finally have a Web site for your practice. That’s assuming you’re among the majority of physicians — 65 percent, according to our latest Technology Survey. But is your Web site much more than a page or two listing your practice location and contact information? Probably not. And should it be more? Certainly.

The Ghost War
Gerald O'Malley, DO , September 1, 2010

As I looked out on my audience of uniformed physicians and nurses, the stories of destroyed lives and war ran through my mind and I thought, “Does anybody besides the military remember that we are fighting two wars?”