How to engage patients in advanced directives
September 20, 2019
PCPs are the front lines of the culture change about discussing advance directives, end-of-life care and death.
Recent Content
7 strategies to get patients talking about end-of-life care
September 20, 2019
Ways primary care practices can educate patients about advance directives and empower them to make decisions about their health and quality of life.
A decade of lessons learned from private practice
September 20, 2019
One physician reflects on her decision to leave her employer, start her own practice and how she followed (and deviated) from her startup plans.
Peer advice for managing a practice
September 19, 2019
Have a difficult employee, low staff morale or trouble filling vacancies? Tips and guidance for how to be a better leader.
Wearables shed light on depression in physician interns
September 19, 2019
New research is studying the effects of stress and long hours on physician intern health, and it’s changing their DNA.
5 ways to make technology work smarter for physicians
September 19, 2019
Learn how to leverage technology so you can make better clinical decisions for your patients.
When the patient wants to be the doctor
September 18, 2019
You’ve spent years studying and even more practicing medicine. Don’t let your patients forget your expertise, and authority, as their physician.
6 considerations for outsourcing at your medical practice
September 18, 2019
Thinking about outsourcing? Read this first. Practices need to balance short-term savings with long-term costs.
Could you be responsible for your practice’s unpaid taxes?
September 17, 2019
A recent case is a reminder that physician practice managers must be responsible, and can be held responsible, for unpaid taxes their employer may owe.
Is now the time for true consumer-driven healthcare?
September 16, 2019
Healthcare has experienced many changes in the past decade, but a cost-effective future won’t be fully recognized until the system increases the importance of primary care physicians in helping patients choose the best care and promotes true competition to the marketplace.
