Shirley Grace

Keeping your patients happy is crucial to a thriving practice. And you can do it without breaking the bank. Check out these five low-cost, creative ways to keep them happy and coming back to see you.

You deserve every penny you’ve earned. But if your practice is like most, you probably aren’t getting that. There are technologies out there that can help - but which one is right for you?

Find out with our Second Annual Physician Compensation Survey. With help from the physician recruiting firm Merritt, Hawkins, we offer data you can use to judge your own compensation against your peers.

As a physician, you already contribute plenty to the welfare of your community. Still, there are ways to do even more, while also strengthening your own business.

You love your patients. Well, most of them, anyway. But every practice has its share of annoying, demanding, and sometimes downright infuriating patients. Better know how to handle them, or they’ll handle you.

Is office squabbling getting in the way of good patient care and everyone’s job satisfaction? Here’s our guide to getting beyond the sandbox.

Between big chain pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies, and forgetful patients, practices these days are inundated with prescription paperwork. Rapport with pharmacies may be at an all-time low. Here are some tips for reducing the burden - and improving relations.

With hundreds of new drugs entering the market every year, where can you turn for reliable information?

Congratulations, you’ve finally moved into the 21st century by purchasing that EMR. Now don’t let yourself get blown into the Stone Age by failing to properly back up your new electronic files.

Building a decent flow of referred patients requires more than just hanging your shingle. You need to develop positive relationships with their primary physicians. Here’s a step-by-step approach.

Are you tired? Frustrated? Feeling trapped? We hear you. It’s tougher than ever to be a physician. But professional burnout, like many illnesses, can be prevented. And it can be treated. Let us help you learn to love medicine again - and get your life back.

Should you bring clinical research into your practice? Some physicians have enjoyed added professional fulfillment - and income - by doing so. But do your homework first.

Here is how physicians in every specialty can take advantage of these time-saving staffers, and make more money to boot.

Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other nonphysician providers - don’t call ’em midlevels - are becoming commonplace in today’s practices. But if you want them to succeed, you have to be careful when introducing them to your office.

Do your patients wait weeks, or even months, for appointments? With open-access scheduling, they can come in - today.

Do the computers in your offices look like green or amber telebubbles? You’re definitely not alone; with all the hype surrounding EMRs, many physicians have neglected their practice management systems. Here’s how to know if it’s time for something new.

It may be unfair, but the authorities are investigating well-meaning physicians in scary numbers. Their crime? Trying to manage patients’ pain with controlled medications. Here’s how to do right by your patients while protecting yourself.

In our last issue, we gave you the basics on raising money for new projects and equipment purchases. But what if your plans are more ambitious? For big projects, you might need to get creative.

Are you getting a return on your investment - or your planned investment - for that new EMR? Are you sure?

Internet audio files, or "podcasts," are an easy way to educate yourself about clinical or business issues and an effective way to market your practice. Here's everything a beginner needs to know.

Sometimes you need to take risks to grow. Here's how to raise money the right way.