Physicians Most Vulnerable in Healthcare Cost Blame Game
When it comes to blame, physicians have gotten a pass until now.
How the Interests of Physicians and Insurers Align
By working together, physicians and insurers share the opportunity to gain parity with rapidly consolidating hospital systems.
To the Family Physician Who Helped Make My Family: Thank You
ACA is Unsettled, and so are Physicians
When it comes to healthcare, President Obama needs to reach out to physicians.
Care Coordination That Works for Physician Practices
Care coordination is one of the most elusive yet important ways to improve outcomes. Here’s how one group gets it right.
New Medicare Codes for Care Coordination: Good for Providers?
CMS has five new CPT codes regarding care coordination for family physicians and there are clear pros and cons.
Payer Support Needed to Push Patient Engagement through Health IT
If technology helps physicians keep patients healthy, why aren't more using it? The answer may be that payers, including CMS, aren't supporting it.
How a Physicians’ Organization Plans to Reform Healthcare
A Washington, D.C.-based, nonprofit advocacy group has refocused its mission from opposing the Affordable Care Act to fixing it.
The Affordable Care Act’s First Real-Life Medical Practice Casualty
One practice’s story is an example of how the ACA provides access to insurance, not care.
Health Literacy Needs a Place in Physicians' Practices
In an emerging era of shared risk and performance-based remuneration, effective patient communication is important to survival and success at your practice.
How to Manage Patient Expectations Created by the Media
The Internet and a constant TV news cycle have created challenges for physicians in addressing all the information patients now have access to.
How the Popular Press Affects Patient Expectations
Wondering how your patients see your work as a physician? Just open a newspaper, turn on TV news, or go online to see how you are being portrayed.
How Market Research Can Position Physician Practices to Succeed
Market research is a valuable, and often overlooked, tool to optimize the business of providing healthcare, but only if it is analyzed correctly.
How Physicians Can Negotiate the Best Hospital Employment Deal
Yes, hospital employment may seem like heaven on earth, but the devil lives in the details. Here are some things to ponder before signing on the dotted line.
How a Romney-Ryan Administration Could Affect Physicians
There are two likely scenarios for healthcare under a Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Administration.
A Critical Assessment of the Affordable Care Act
A hard look at the Affordable Care Act and its trajectory paints a sobering picture for stakeholders in healthcare.
Reform Driving Physicians Out of Private Practice to Reduce Costs
Under the Affordable Care Act, private practice physicians are closing up shop and joining big box medicine in a plan to trim healthcare costs.
How Businesses Can Help Stem the Physician Shortage
Partnering with entrepreneurs gives physicians a diversified income stream and investment portfolio, while entrepreneurs gain critical insight and expertise.
Five Strategies to Survive as a Physician Under the ACA
Here are five things you can do now to protect your medical practice in a healthcare landscape under the Affordable Care Act.
Surveys: Patients Coming, Physicians Leaving Due to ACA
With every projection predicting a physician shortage, there may not be much of an upside to the impact of the Affordable Care Act for patients.
If ACA Survives, Many Small Medical Practices Will Fail
If forced to accept Medicaid patients without increased reimbursements, most private practices will be dealt a fatal blow to operations.
Make Better Business Decisions at Your Medical Practice
Here are five steps to take before making important business decisions at your medical practice, taking a look from the outside in.
How the Pros Market Medical Practice Websites
Is your practice website getting the attention it should? Here are the top tips to get more visitors to visit you online.
US Healthcare Results: Sicker Patients, Ailing Economy
Current policies and Washington, D.C.'s failure to address real problems in our healthcare system is literally making us sicker.
Managing Patient Referrals, Retention, and Risk the Disney Way
Lessons from Disney can offer physicians three key components to consistently create a positive patient experience.
Valuation Strategies for Physicians' Practices
Here are three established valuation approaches to take the guesswork and emotion out of looking at your medical practice.
How the Pros Repair Damaged Physician Online Reputations
Negative posts / comments about a physician / practice will hurt, so here's how the professionals recommend you take action to preserve patients.
Physicians' Online Reputations Under Attack from Turned-away Drug Seekers
Savvy prescription drug seekers who are denied by physicians have found a new venue for retaliation - social media.
The Five Biggest Medical Practice Marketing Mistakes
There are best practices to marketing your practice, but often, success is more about knowing what not to do. Here are the five most common pitfalls …and how to avoid them.
Managing Patient Expectations: Access to Care
Access to care is the number one patient expectation …and it's probably controlled by your least-experienced employee.