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Physician compensation wasn't stellar last year, but don't give up. There are plenty of ways to jump-start your practice operations to maximize what you've got.

Traditional EHRs are at the simplest, data repositories. But what if they were able to retrieve and organize data around specific patient problems?

Successful practices make it a priority to assess patient satisfaction regularly. Here's how to improve satisfaction scores and boost patient ratings.

Most physicians want a favorable practice environment. If you want to know where to find it, here's our annual ranking of the best states to practice.

Announcing a new initiative to address problems with EHR, the AMA wants to encourage patient engagement and less time spent documenting data.

Our Great American Physician Survey, Sponsored by Kareo, indicates greater physician acceptance of alternate practice models to help themselves and patients.

Understanding the principles of leasing medical office space will enable practices to negotiate a lower-cost and equitable leasing agreement.

EHR implementation is still the most pressing tech problem for physicians, but there are ways to make it work for your practice.

It appears medical practices, especially independent ones, are becoming more accepting of putting their medical data in the cloud

Complying with health reform mandates isn't easy. The wise physician will pick and choose those measures that make sense for his practice.

Despite a softening in economic gridlock, most practices are stymied when it comes to adding staff. We show you ways to maximize staff effectiveness.

Physicians are at odds waiting for new insurance plans offered through the healthcare exchanges. Here are concrete steps practices can take now to prepare.

Patient visits are by necessity short on time, but that doesn't mean that practices can't take the lead in answering patient questions about health reform.

Providing quality patient care is a prime contributor to physician satisfaction, while negative factors associated with EHRs increased physician frustration.

Management expert Roger Gerard discusses how physicians can employ lean methodologies in their medical practices.

If your practice is reeling from a bad EHR implementation, don't despair. Consultant Carolyn Hartley shares techniques to recover and even excel.

Penny Noyes of Health Business Navigators discusses the typical components in payer agreements, and those that might cause practices trouble.

Here are the best states for physicians to practice medicine in for 2013.

Geriatrician Terri Eckert shares her perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Texas.

Anesthesiologist Christopher Young shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Tennessee.

Internal medicine physician and gastroenterologist Narayanachar Murali shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of South Carolina.

Urogynecologist Robert Harris shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Mississippi.

Urologist David Hald shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Nevada.

Pediatrician Dan Dusleag shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Indiana.

Family physician Ted Epperly shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Idaho.

Family physician Tom Kincer shares his perspective on practicing medicine in the state of Alabama.

Your patients may be asking about health insurance exchanges. Here's how to help direct them to the right information.

The creation of new health insurance exchanges comes with new challenges for physicians, but perhaps not immediately, say the experts.

Treating chronic pain patients in primary-care practices can involve some extra work, but done wisely, the benefit to the majority of patients far outweighs the potential for abuse.