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Primary Care Can't Thrive Without Nurse PractitionersWith a projected shortfall of primary-care physicians, it's time for alternate solutions to patient care. Nurse practitioners are one logical remedy.
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Growing Your Medical Practice: Turning Prospects into PatientsHow do you nurture your practice and your new prospective patients at the same time? Here's a four-step method to guide you.
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Preparing the Nonclinical, Non-Coder for ICD-10Establish appropriate staff training for ICD-10 at your medical practice with a keen eye on your revenue cycle management.
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Certified PAs Address Oral HealthPAs can help busy MDs better address patients' oral health and meet meaningful use and other quality initiatives.
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Lessons Learned: ‘My EMR Nightmare … And Why I’d Do it Again’Think you have IT problems? You ain’t heard nothin’ yet.
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‘What Floyd Taught Me’Internist and nephrologist Dalia Frumkin recalls an early mentor, who taught her a lot about being a doctor.
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Strategies to Get the Most from Payer NegotiationsDespite various changes in the healthcare industry, payer negotiations can help your medical practice prosper - if you prepare and leverage your data.
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Physicians: Start Planning for Retirement TodayIt's a good time to check in on your retirement planning. Here are some do's and don'ts for physicians.
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Don’t Let Your Medical Practice Design Damage Your ReputationOnline rating sites not only review physicians, but your entire practice, including the aesthetics. Here are five tips to improve positive patient feedback.
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Five-Step Private Medical Practice Survival Plan: Part IIIHaving plans in place for ICD-10 and patient engagement are the final steps in creating a medical practice survival plan for 2014.
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'As President, Here's What I'd Change About Healthcare'Psychiatrist Daniel B. Block lays out his first term as president of the United States of Utopia.
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Underdog Doc Takes on Payers for PatientDaniel Block, MD, describes his best day as a physician, a day when he took on his patient's insurance company to get the patient the prescription drug he needed.
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The EHR Game Has Yet to be DecidedThe promise of technology in healthcare has yet to be realized and it will take a paradigm shift to get us there.
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Using Philosophy, Not Data, To Chart Better in the EHRWhat can the Cooperative Principle teach us about better using EHRs? A lot actually.
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Sunshine Act Shedding Light on Physician-Pharma Rep RelationsHealth reform will bring more transparency to the physician-pharma rep relationship. Here's how your practice can comply and still maintain business as usual.
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Two Types of Demanding PatientsPatients who want things to be done right then and there are typically broken up into two groups. Here's a breakdown of both.
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Physicians Cautioned to Scrutinize Their Carve-Out ArrangementsHHS' Office of Inspector General reiterates antipathy towards some physician arrangements that carve out federal referrals.
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Overcoming Skepticism for Healthcare Cloud-based SolutionsConsidering the cloud for your medical practice data? Here are four strategies to get your medical practice more familiar with this health IT solution.
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Remember Handshakes?A robust network of peers, colleagues, and other contacts can put the heat on a career
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Physicians: Start Planning for Retirement TodayIt's a good time to check in on your retirement planning. Here are some do's and don'ts for physicians.
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Three Critical Pitfalls of Physician MortgagesHere are three critical issues to avoid for physicians to buy a home after residency and facing a mountain of student debt.
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Marketing 2.0In my practice, patients pay cash for my services. Some are initially confused by this arrangement, but to me it’s simple: you pay me and I’ll be your doctor.
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How Physicians Can Protect Against Stock Market CrashesFinancial adviser David Alemian discusses safe money vehicles vs. investing in the stock market and how it can affect physicians.
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Reduce Malpractice Risks When Treating Cardiac PatientsInternists, family physicians, and other physicians are often named in cardiology-related malpractice claims. Here are some ways to lessen your risks.
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Recruiting Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners: What to OfferPhysician assistants and nurse practitioners share what they look for in recruitment packages.
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How to decrease wait times and increase patient satisfactionSome low- and no-cost ways physicians can reduce wait times and increase patient satisfaction.
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Appraising a PracticeWhat you don't know about the value of your practice could hurt you, says physician-turned-financial-advisor David Marckino. Here's a valuation primer for both buyer and seller.
