Avery Hurt

Most patients want to pay their bills. Here’s how you can make it easier for them to do so.

Integrating your EHR and practice management software is easier than you think.

Thinking of integrating your EHR and practice management software? Here are four reasons why you should.

In some ways, collecting directly from patients can be harder than dealing with payers. Here’s how to make it work.

Use your front desk wisely to prevent problems later in the billing cycle.

You may be able to negotiate for better reimbursement. Here’s what you need to know to improve your chances of success with payers.

Non-physician practitioners, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, can save time and money, but know how to bill for their services.

Struggling with your work-life balance? Professional organizations offer solutions for burnout, from lobbying to hands-on help.

A few easy-to-fix mistakes lie behind most denied or returned insurance claims.

Money can leak out of practices in surprising ways. Analyzing your data can show where you’re losing income.

Here are some tips for using global health work to fight burnout.

Some physicians find relief from burnout by getting involved in humanitarian work.

Women physicians may be at higher risk of burnout, but they may have better coping tools, according to researchers.

It’s hard to intervene when you see a fellow provider in trouble with burnout. Here’s how to make it a little easier.

Personal problems could be contributing to physicians burning out at work. Identify your real problems, then find the solution.

Burnout is a problem for physicians at work, but the solution might be found at home.

Burnout can spread rapidly. Here are six ways to protect your team and ensure the virus doesn't get too far.

You can get along better with your EHR software and in turn, it should help reduce clinician burnout. Here's how.

Physicians with burnout are likely to have depression as well. But getting help may not be as risky as you think.

A physician shortage may be contributing to burnout, but help is on the way-and creative staffing might keep you going until it gets here.

From not blaming everything on the EHR to taking care of yourself, a few strategies to improve your symptoms of physician burnout.

Physician burnout is a serious problem. Here's how to recognize when it's a problem at your practice.

Value-based care is a scary prospect for many physicians. Here are seven reasons why they shouldn't be afraid.

It's been one year since ICD-10 has come into effect. How did practices deal with the transition and what's next?

Your practice is a favorite target for cyberattacks. Here are steps you can take to avoid being victimized by these crimes.

With cyberattacks and breaches of patient data becoming disturbingly common, cyber-security insurance might be worth the cost.

HIPAA can be a headache for patients, too. Here are some things you can do to calm the waters when patients object to HIPAA restrictions.

It's a hard call, but sometimes you have to let someone go at your practice. Here are few signs it's time to let go.

The ins and outs of when you can legally disclose patient information and when you can't aren't always obvious. Here's a little guidance.

We often think of IT departments when we think of meeting HIPAA regulations, but the heart of compliance is in human resources.