August 28th 2025
Enhance patient care with five strategies to streamline referrals, ensuring seamless specialty care and reducing risks for your practice.
August 26th 2025
With hundreds of options on the market, here’s how to find a system that truly works for your practice.
August 25th 2025
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
August 21st 2025
Practical, front-desk-tested tips to improve patient flow, reduce stress and boost satisfaction.
August 19th 2025
Explore key factors to consider before outsourcing in medical practices, balancing efficiency gains with potential risks and control challenges.
6 things to look for when hiring practice staff
Hiring the right team members is one of the most important decisions a medical practice can make. Here’s how to identify candidates who will bring skill, cultural fit and long-term value to your practice.
6 ways to develop the careers of medical practice employees
Discover six effective strategies to enhance career growth for medical practice employees, boosting retention, motivation, and patient care.
7 ways to keep your practice productive over Labor Day weekend
Long weekends can disrupt patient schedules and billing workflows. Discover seven proven strategies to keep your medical practice productive over Labor Day without burning out your team.
No more revolving door: 8 mentor moves to keep talent in the building
Implementing formal mentoring in health care practices enhances retention, preserves knowledge and fosters a culture of respect, ensuring long-term success.
Where the academic pay gap hits the hardest
Academic medicine may offer prestige and stability, but for many specialties, it comes with a steep pay cut. Here’s where the gap hits hardest.
Complexifiers and simplifiers
Explore how simplifying health care management enhances patient care and streamlines practices, addressing the complexities of regulations and technology.
Replace your résumé with a vis-u-me
Video résumés revolutionize job applications, showcasing personality and skills, while traditional résumés fade.
5 signs your small practice needs new management software
Private practices face mounting challenges, from staffing shortages to reimbursement pressures. If your software can’t keep up, it may be time to reevaluate.
5 ways to stay positive when practice pressures rise
These five cost-free strategies foster positivity and resilience in medical offices, combating burnout and enhancing team morale amidst challenges.
P2 Management Minute: Reducing malpractice risk
Reduce malpractice risk with these three tips in the P2 Management Minute.
P2 Management Minute: Summer staffing shortages
Worried about staffing headaches this summer? This P2 Management Minute delivers three practical strategies to keep your practice running smoothly all year round.
6 ways to keep Fridays fun for your practice staff
These six simple strategies will boost morale and enhance productivity for your medical practice staff every Friday afternoon.
7 ways to keep your front desk happy
Use these strategies to boost your front-desk team's engagement and satisfaction, ensuring smoother patient interactions and higher revenue.
11 tips for onboarding new practice staff
Structured onboarding programs enhance job satisfaction and retention, boosting productivity and improving patient experience in medical practices.
9 ways to stay sharp when summer fatigue sets in
Utilize these nine strategies to combat mid-summer fatigue, boost practice efficiency and maintain energy levels through August and beyond.
7 ways to cut overhead without cutting staff
Discover effective strategies to reduce overhead costs in medical practices without layoffs, enhancing staff morale and improving patient care.
Are your patients satisfied?
Neil Baum, MD, asks whether your patients are satisfied with their care and shows how a quick survey could make the difference.
Lead, follow or get out of the way
Innovative medical practices thrive by embracing change, prioritizing patient care and learning from setbacks to enhance success and satisfaction.
9 pitfalls to avoid in your practice
Neil Baum, MD, guides you away from these nine situations that could have a negative impact on your practice's bottom line.
Key log and problem solving for health care practices
Identifying the "key log" behind delays and inefficiencies can help medical practices streamline operations, improve patient satisfaction and prevent recurring problems — without adding costs.
Navigating the complexities of staffing in modern medical practices
A different way to solve medical practice staffing challenges with recruitment and retention tactics that curb burnout and sustain high-quality patient care.
Top Challenges 2025: Practice administrators face growing uncertainty
This year’s survey shows medical practice administrators wrestling with familiar challenges and new uncertainties.
If Jesus were a physician
Neil Baum, MD, talks about the lessons physicians should take from the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Practice tip of the week: Leading a medical practice
Practice lessons from the works of Mark Twain
Neil Baum, MD, walks through the lessons physicians should take from classic Mark Twain characters like Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.
7 ways to make the most of Memorial Day weekend
Discover seven smart, practice-boosting ways medical practice administrators can leverage Memorial Day weekend to recharge, honor service, and gear up for a productive summer.
11 tech tactics to empower your practice staff
Boost efficiency and cut burnout with these 11 technology-driven strategies medical practice administrators can use to empower staff and improve patient care.
7 ways to set coders up for success
Learn seven proven steps medical practices can use to empower coders, improve coding accuracy, and slash claim denials for a healthier revenue cycle.
Retaining good associates at your practice
Neil Baum, MD, explains how retaining the good associates you've attracted to your practice can lead to higher income for you.
5 ways to keep your practice fully staffed when summer vacations hit
Keep your medical practice fully staffed all summer with five actionable strategies that safeguard patient flow and revenue during peak vacation season.