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Navigating Difficult Patient Encounters
10 simple tips to help you manage your most challenging patients.
 

Physicians, Patients, and the Internet
Are you competing with Dr. Google? Here's some advice on how to deal.
 

7 Ways to Integrate Social Media into Your Practice
Social media isn't just a tool for doctors to share health information. It's also a tool to establish your practice as a credible source for health-related information.

 

New American Patients Putting Physicians Under the Microscope
Physicians are now the ones under close examination by a new generation of patients.
 

Podcast: Dealing with 'Problem' Patients
Learn how to manage patient expectations in this podcast, featuring patient advocate Trisha Torrey. Problem patients covered in this session include the impatient patient, the Googler,and the angry patient.
 

Patient Compliance Techniques That Work
The cost of patient noncompliance, for patient outcomes, your bottom line, and the healthcare system, has been well documented. But when nagging fails, what can you do? A lot, actually. Check out these strategies for increasing patient adherence and outcomes.
 

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When and Why Physicians Lie to Patients

Balancing Kindness and Limits to Avoid Adversarial Patient Relationships

Dealing with Difficult Patients a Part of the Job as a Physician

Patient Satisfaction and Care Quality: Problems and Predictions

Caring for the Emotional Health of Your Patients

Patient Moments of Truth and Your Practice: Physician Interaction

Is It Possible for Patients to Become Too Engaged in Their Healthcare?

Avoiding Patient Satisfaction Measurement Pitfalls

Putting the ‘Action’ in Patient Satisfaction 

Managing the Six 'I's of the Patient Experience 

How to Deal with Problem Patients 

Physicians on the Receiving End of Bills from Patients Sick of Waiting 
To Consider: Mobile Apps That Engage Patients
Managing Patient Expectations: Practice Access and Responsiveness
Informed Consent Forms and Controlled Substances: A Checklist
Identify Prescription Drug Abuse Earlier: Six Policies to Implement 
Physicians Ask Patients to Question Unnecessary Medical Tests 
Physicians, Patients Not Reaping Rewards of Medicare AWV 
Patients Prefer Primary Care Physicians, Says Survey 


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May 4, 2012
Noteworthy: Motivational Tips; Physician Fraudster; New Old Opportunities
Noteworthy items from Physicians Practice More »
April 30, 2012
Physicians Practice Staff Salary Survey 2012
Strategic staffing: Get your pieces in the right places More »
April 8, 2012
ACOs: A Guide for Physicians
Should you join an accountable care organization? It's important for physicians in community-based practices. Here's what you need to know about this emerging care-delivery model. More »
April 5, 2012
Mobile Technology Helps Physicians Coordinate Care
Thanks to new federal initiatives and the increased use of smart phones and tablets, more physicians are communicating with each other while on the go. More »
April 3, 2012
Taking a Leave of Absence from Your Medical Practice
Planning a break from your practice for a while? Here are some tips to help you work with your partners and patients for a meaningful long-term absence. More »
March 14, 2012
Understanding New Medical Practice Payment Models
Payers are mobilizing their reimbursement models to ensure that they are paying only for "quality" and "efficiency" in medicine. More »
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The Right People in the Right Roles Is Key to Your Medical Practice
Sue Irwin, MCS-P , May 22, 2012

No longer can a medical practice be run like it was in the last century. A successful medical practice must run more as a professional business.

The Physicians Start-Up Guide: Buying an Existing Practice
Ike Devji, JD , May 22, 2012

Here's a simple checklist of common issues to consider when you are thinking of buying an existing medical practice or buying out a retiring partner / practice owner.

Work-Life Balance Obstacles: Be Smart with Your Medical Charts
Jennifer Frank, MD , May 22, 2012

Here are 10 tips to improve documentation at your medical practice to get you out of the office and back home to spend time with your family.



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Monitoring Pediatric CT Dose at Adult Hospitals
www.diagnosticimaging.com - 5/16/12
Childrens hospitals use dedicated pediatric technologists and more closely follow protocols, resulting in dramatically lower radiation doses. Adult hospitals must take greater care in monitoring dose. Heres how.
Abdominal wall lift for patients undergoing gallbladder removal by a key-hole operation | Cochrane Summaries
summaries.cochrane.org - 5/16/12
Key-hole removal of the gallbladder (laparoscopic cholecystectomy) is currently the preferred treatment for patients with symptoms related to gallstones in the gallbladder. This is generally performed by distending the tummy (abdomen) using carbon dioxi...
PLoS ONE: Evaluation of Accelerometer-Based Fall Detection Algorithms on Real-World Falls
www.plosone.org - 5/16/12
PLoS ONE: an inclusive, peer-reviewed, open-access resource from the PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE. Reports of well-performed scientific studies from all disciplines freely available to the whole world.
Knee length versus thigh length graduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis in postoperative surgical patients | Cochrane Summaries
summaries.cochrane.org - 5/16/12
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and the related condition pulmonary embolism are the most common preventable causes of hospital-related deaths, accounting for 10% of the deaths in UK hospitals. Based on these facts, the use of graduated compression stockings...
Monitoring pregnant women at home for detecting preterm labour | Cochrane Summaries
summaries.cochrane.org - 5/16/12
Preterm birth is a major cause of perinatal illness and death. Increased uterine contractions may be a sign of preterm labour, and treatment can inhibit the onset of labour, or prolong the pregnancy, giving time for treatment to improve the babys bre...

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