Should Your Medical Practice Add Ancillary Services?
Adding ancillary services may seem like a good idea. Before you commit, consider the fit with your practice and the total costs.
Minimize Frustration with Medical Practice Staff
Frustration goes way down when expectations are explicit and achievable. Frustration with staff provides a good example of the theory.
Approach Medical Practice Innovation Effectively
The most effective response to a promising innovation is a combination of active monitoring, healthy skepticism, and an open mind.
Effectively Minimize Medical Staffing Costs
The most common concern raised about medical practice staffing is cost. I would argue that other factors should be looked at first.
Make Full Use of Your Medical Practice Staff
When staff members are overloaded, look for simple ways to maximize their productivity. You don't always need to add staff.
Addressing Problems in Medical Practice Operations
Sleuthing out root problems in your practice operations may begin with simply asking "Why?"
Outsourcing Medical Practice Functions - Be Wary
Thinking about outsourcing? Here are five situations where it is not a good idea.
Using Virtual Cash Deposit in Your Medical Practice
Do your staff members go to the bank each night, to make a cash deposit? Do you worry about their safety? Here's how to make that chore a thing of the past.
Why Your Medical Practice Needs a Good Banker
There are a variety of financial products of particular relevance to medical practices. Make sure to get the guidance you need to use them wisely.
Three Ways to Increase Physician Income
Increasing revenue and decreasing practice expenses are often misguided goals. Each is a proxy for the more effective goal of increasing net income.
The 8th Principle for Dealing With Physician Stress
Many physicians are women, but the male physician stereotype persists. When a reader requested a more gender neutral example of work-life challenges, here's what we said.
Four Common Problems Found in Patient Satisfaction Surveys
Patient surveys almost always sound like a good idea, but most of the time poorly thought-out objectives and questions make them a waste of time and money.
Seven Principles that Can Help Stressed Out Physicians
Next time you feel like your sense of balance is spiraling out of control, remember these seven principles.
The Most Effective Way to Improve Medical Practice Productivity
When medical staff members do not perform tasks properly, it drives down productivity and profits. Here's how to gauge the size of the problem and resolve it.
Why Efforts to Motivate Medical Practice Staff are Misguided
Give up on trying to motivate your medical practice staff. Here's what to do instead.
Five Ways Physicians Can Decrease Stress, Increase Happiness
A physician's life is complicated. Success and happiness require productive adaptation.
Physicians as Complex Adaptive Systems
The life of a physician is a complex system. The challenge is to make it a complex adaptive system to survive and thrive.
Physicians: Delegate the Business of Medicine to the Professionals
Physicians can survive and thrive, professionally and financially, if they will leave the smooth operation of their practice to business professionals.
Six Ways to Ease Tensions between Physician Partners
Physicians don't always get along. The good news is that there are specific tactics to repair the damage and restore the relationship.
Why Medical Practice Mergers, Physician Partnerships Fall Apart
A great partnership between physician practices can quickly fall apart if productive relationships are not maintained and nurtured.
Meaningful Use Registration, Timeline, and Penalties Simplified
Meaningful use can be confusing. Here are some of the key things practices should know about attesting for Stage 1 of the EHR incentive program.
The Primary Reason for the Push for EHRs
There is a lot of confusion about the meaningful use incentives. The most significant relates to the government's objectives in offering them.
Medical Practices Falter When Physicians' Roles are Poorly Defined
Physicians can play many roles in medical practices, but that doesn't mean they should take them all on.
How Physicians Can Stay Informed About Changing Rules, Regulations
Physicians must find new ways to ensure they are informed and knowledgeable about healthcare changes and how those changes will affect their medical practices.
Costs vs. Benefits: Is Hiring a Medical Scribe Worth It?
Simple calculations to help your medical practice determine if the investment in a medical scribe would pay off.
Medical Scribes Examined: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Long-term Outlook
Medical scribes are not just a band-aid to help physicians properly use EHRs; they boost physician satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and profitability.
The Game Changer When it Comes to EHR Use: Medical Scribes
Last week I had my first patient experience with a medical scribe. Here's what I observed and what I learned.
How Medical Practices Can Resolve Conflict between Physician Partners
Common sources of tension between physician partners often stem from a lack of role clarity and organizational boundaries.
Lack of Role Clarity Damages the Physician, Manager Relationship
Clear and well-respected boundaries between medical practice managers and physicians are essential. Here's how to better define them.
Physicians Must Take Action to Improve Career Satisfaction
All of the complaints voiced by physicians are valid and real, but taking on the role of victim makes matters worse.