Susanne Madden

Nine areas that every partnership agreement should consider.

Three ways medical practices can manage opportunities for bundled episodes of care.

Busy offices rarely have the time to pause, evaluate workflows, and attempt to improve efficiencies across the practice. However, unless you make that time, things are likely to stay the same.

It’s no surprise that the digital native generation has different communication and interaction preferences. Here are five ways primary care practices can engage millennial patients.

A high-performing website can help further your brand, serve as a useful resource and showcase pleased patients.

Look at the easy stuff to reduce the cost of overhead at your practice and go from there. There's a lot of money to be saved.

Online reviews are no longer a forum for patients to judge you, payers are increasingly making them a priority.

Patients are becoming more and more interested in getting cared for by their provider at home, whether through tech or otherwise.

Patients want in-demand service. Here are a few ways to provide that to them at your practice.

The self-funded employer market is a good opportunity for your practice, you just have to let them know your practice is a good fit for them.

Patient visits aren't the only source of revenue for your practice, there are federal and private grants. Here's how to obtain one.

Insurance companies are grading you. You may know this, but do you know how to change your score?

The term "value-based care" has been thrown around a lot. What does it mean to you and your practice?

Physicians may understand they need help with certain practice issues, but may not know to go about securing that help. Here's how to get started.

Successfully participating in MIPS or an APM will depend on meeting new measures and thresholds. Here are six key points to consider.

While MSOs can provide resources and administrative support for practices, it is critical to understand different contract provisions.

Reporting for value-based care initiatives like MACRA will start in less than a year. Smaller physician groups should be thinking about joining forces now.

Some medical practices are cutting out insurance companies and providing services directly to employers, thereby reducing overhead and cost to patients.

The Patient-Centered Specialty Practice program was designed in many ways to complement the success of the medical home program and expand its reach.

Independent integrated networks are being driven by independent physician organizations, coalitions, and alliances between physicians themselves.

Patient education programs can help physicians empower their patients to be a partner in their own care, and meet quality metric targets.

Medicare's value-based modifier is a new fee schedule adjustment that will reward or penalize physicians for quality of care in 2015.

The promise of technology is to reduce work flow and to reap smoother operations. But are you using technology in your practice to its full advantage?

Patient portals aren’t just a cool marketing tool. In addition to helping a practice meet meaningful use, they are an important part of medical homes.

Coming together to benefit from economies of scale is good for physicians and their patients. One way to do that is to form a super group.

Patient-centered care is not just for primary-care practices. Here's what you need to know about the Patient-Centered Specialty Practice program.

If you participate in quality care programs be sure you have a good understanding of your data. Otherwise you could lose out on potential revenue from payers.

As a physician, the decision to participate in new healthcare exchange plans may not be up to you. Make sure you understand all the nuances.

Docs are not limited to selling their practice to stay afloat. Banding together with other practices to share resources may strengthen your business.

Pay-for-performance programs are beginning to shift to emphasize outcomes. Here's what your practice needs to know about new initiatives.