Joanne Tetrault

She started medical school at middle age. But life experience gave her little advantage when it came time to manage a practice.

A rocky start, a promising future. Practice needs to balance low-key, family approach with tighter financial control.

2005 Practice of the Year: This OB practice really delivers the goods! Learn how its total patient focus put it over the top.

You don't have to have the personality of a talk-show host to communicate effectively with your patients. A few simple skills, practiced consistently, make for better outcomes.

Stories from the trenches: A cautionary tale on why practices should get to know their technology vendor before jumping into a costly relationship.

The first Great Practice Makeover hit the road this spring, paying a visit to the physicians of New Horizons for Women and their staff. Our mission? Help them raise revenue and quell culture clashes. Apply our expert advice to your practice.

How to control key financial indicators in your practice

A conversation with billing experts on best practices

How to legally end a patient-physician relationship

STriking a balance between practicing medicine and practicing life

Good ideas for real-world marketing

Make informed decisions about financial management

Profiles of physicians who went into business

How to handle a physician marriage

Are you getting the maximum return on your staff's labor?

An interview with Curt Udell on billing and coding

What happens in your practice when there aren't enough new patients to fill those three

Tips for finding and keeping specialists that are in demand. Creativity helps.

How to control the drug closet

Nan Andrews Amish explains how to thrive by offering patients what they crave

Learn the secrets of the winner of Physicians Practice's first annual Practice of the Year contest

Take steps to resolve staff conflicts

An update on the medical malpractice crisis and what you can do

How to assess if the job is what you want and how to get it

You can dismiss patients from your practice - legally - if you take the right precautions

How to reduce risks related to e-mail

The facts on anti-trust

Learn how better office design can boost productivity, inexpensively

Should you form an LLC, PC or PA? And what does that mean? Find out here.

Real-world stories of EMR implementation