November 20th 2019
Getting the best employees requires offering an attractive salary and benefits package. Getting the best work from those employees requires something more.
May 1st 2019
Efforts to save money may even weaken the business-and, sometimes, those weakening effects can be very hard to spot.
December 31st 2018
How to boost revenue in the new year.
October 26th 2018
If you keep a few basics in mind, it’ll be easy it easy to pick the perfect spot for your next space.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when seeking financing for a new practice location.
Virtual Patient Visits
Conducting video visits over an Internet connection is going mainstream.
Physicians Practice Staff Salary Survey 2012
Strategic staffing: Get your pieces in the right places
Overhead Calculator and Benchmarking Tool
We'll help you accurately measure your overhead costs -- and compare them to national benchmarks.
The Business Plan: What Doctors Must Understand to Survive
Taking control, even mentally, of the medical business you run or own is no longer a luxury and is required for your survival.
'The Toughest Decision I Made as a Physician'
Going into solo practice has had its rewards and challenges
Life Insurance Not the Only Protection Physicians Need to Consider
There are three lessons all physicians can learn from a story a doctor’s wife recently shared regarding a life-changing incident.
Debate over ICD-10 Future Leaves Medical Practices Struggling in Present
The AMA is working to stop the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Does that mean medical practices should stop preparing?
Road to SGR ‘Doc Fix’ Has Many Possible Paths
Perhaps Congress hopes some sort of solution to the SGR will unexpectedly land on its doorstep. And perhaps it finally has - in the form of unspent war funds.
'What I Wish I Was Taught in Medical School'
Driving skills: learning to navigate the road to a successful medical career
Monitoring Revenue Cycle Management at Your Medical Practice
You've purchased the technology needed to keep tabs on your practice's operations. Now make sure you're looking at the right reports.
Doctors Going Broke in the News and Those Who Aren’t
Be willing to take action and responsibility as the CEO of your medical business including delegating the management of financial issues to experts.
Why I Practice Medicine from the Back of an Ambulance, Not an Office
Converting the back of an ambulance to a modern office now allows me to see my patients at their home or work in my mobile office.
A Leaner Medical Practice Can Produce Quality Patient Experiences
If you truly want to have a thriving practice … then you have to shift your mentality and attitude about how your practice is run.
New Primary-care Models Can Change the Way You Practice Medicine
Feel like you can't do the fee-for-service practice model anymore? Here are several examples of new models in primary care that may the answer for you.
Creating the Most Lean, Efficient Medical Practice
Here’s the story of how one physician was successfully able to create a practice so lean and efficient that he runs and manages it completely by himself.
2011 Physician Compensation Survey Data
Medical Practice Creative Work Schedules
Here's how to rethink the work day to find the balance you need with the rest of your life as a physician.
Now Is an Ideal Time to Review Your Medical Practice’s Wins, Losses
While medical practices vary widely in complexity and income, the successful ones all share one common trait: they plan ahead and look to the past for guidance.
How Part-Time Physicians Can Thrive in Medical Practices
The transition from full time to part time can be a difficult one. Here's how to make it work for you and your practice.
'What I Want My Patients to Know'
Why physician Katharina Scharruhn thinks about the public's view of doctors and the image she wishes they would see as diametrically opposed.
MedPAC Proposal to Repeal SGR Not ‘Worth the Paper It Is Written On’
The proposal would help physicians dodge a 29.5 percent pay to Medicare services, but it would slam them with other - perhaps more serious - problems.
Kickbacks: Not the Way to Grow Your Medical Practice
Despite efforts to educate all clients that any payment for referrals is illegal, kickbacks continue to be paid.
Employed vs. Private Physician
More physicians are opting for employment over the partnership track, hoping to avoid the headaches and hassles of owning a business. But is that that the right choice for you?
Solving Medical Office Space Challenges
Poor layout and cramped quarters can decrease efficiency and patient well-being - here are some simple, low-cost solutions.
Do What You Do Best, Outsource the Rest
To simply dismiss outsourcing hurts you, your practice, and possibly your patients.
Think Before You Lease: Legal Restrictions on Practice Arrangements
Like all other arrangements into which physicians enter, you must take a moment to consider whether there are any regulatory implications.
Three Ideas to (Radically) Change Your Practice
All three of my ideas are not radical to all, but I think everyone will find at least one of these ideas is a way to take you to that opposite extreme.
RVUs: ‘Hijacked’ to favor Specialists?
RVUs determine the amount Medicare, Medicaid, and private payers compensate physicians for various services. But it’s long been questioned whether RVUs are fair.
Bartering With Patients
Bartering is a concept that is generally not practiced in today's times. In years past when patients had no money to pay their physician, it was common for them to bring an object other than money for payment: a chicken, a barrel of vegetables, etc.
Office Makeover on the Cheap
A pleasant office décor is easier to achieve than you think.