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Will 2016 be Another Year of Healthcare Breaches?Despite the increasing threat of cyberattackers to healthcare organizations, protections are not being put in place to safeguard patient data.
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Making Public Health Policy and Economics a PriorityPublic health as an important part of an allopathic, clinical program may be intuitive to some, but implementing it is still a challenge.
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America's Veterans in Your PracticeThe PA profession, which is rooted in the military, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Today, many Certified PAs are now treating those who served our country.
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5 questions every older physician should ask themselvesQuestions you should ask yourself as you think about the future for yourself and your practice.
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Practice tip of the week: Creating a successful YouTube channel for your practiceYour weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
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Records Requests: 5 Best Practices for PracticesInformation requests consume significant resources and represent a real area of risk for medical practices. Here are the top five actions you should take.
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Putting Dignity in DeathInternist Carol Kelly recalls what she did when there was supposedly “nothing to do” for her ALS patient.
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My TurnIn healthcare, the single most important ingredient for achieving patient safety is teamwork.
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Practice tip of the week: Effectively manage medical practice staffYour weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
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No More No-ShowsUnderstanding the problems that lead to no-shows can go a long way toward improvement
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Why bother with strategic planning?Forming a strategic plan may seem like a waste of time, but it can be beneficial to a practice.
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PAs Want Full Collaboration Not IndependenceWhile nurse practitioners seek practice autonomy, physician assistants work to ensure greater state-by-state consistency in scope of practice laws.
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High turnover rates and financial distressOne of the complications physician practices faced in the pandemic was a high turnover rate. In this clip, Chad Beste, a partner in BDO’s Healthcare Advisory Practice, discusses how this ties into financial distress and what you can do to reduce its impact.
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The Impact of Value-Based Contracts on Independent PracticesIn Phoenix, one clinically integrated organization is showing independent physician practices how they can achieve success in value-based care.
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PAs Offer Comprehensive Care to Growing Geriatric PopulationWith the geriatric patient population increasing, physicians can count on PAs to take a hands-on approach to managing their care.
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Take Heed When Taking OffConsider giving patients advance notice if a physician absence is planned.
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My Best Idea: Why I WritePsychiatrist and novelist Charles Atkins on the connection between good writing and good medicine.
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CMS Should Adopt a Flat Rate for E&M Office VisitsMany physicians feel that useless chart documentation has grown to consume most of the patient visit, leaving little time for patient care.
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Investing in Technology for Value-Based Care SuccessTechnology will play an important role in determining a practice's success in MACRA. Here's what you need to invest in.
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Improving Patient Outcomes with Remote MonitoringMonitoring patients remotely is one way to reduce healthcare costs, but it may also facilitate outcome-based reimbursement programs.
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Collecting Patient Payment during SchedulingObtaining all information needed to check eligibility and perform pre-visit preparation can be time consuming, but is by far worth it.
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Five financial reports you need to see monthlyWhen managing their practices, a lot of very good doctors make bad business decisions because they lack the same data-driven rigor they give to patients.
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On Finding Work-life BalanceAnesthesiologist Cheryl Orr, MD, on her struggle to balance the time demands of her work and family, and the tough decisions that led her to a balanced life.
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Practice tip of the week: Five financial reports you need to see monthlyYour weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
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Solutions to 3 Common Accountable Care Tech ChallengesTechnology is a must in accountable care coordination, but also presents challenges. Here are three solutions to achieve the goal of quality patient care.
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Succession Planning 101 for Private PracticesIf you are thinking of retiring, or even if you aren't, make sure you have a viable succession plan in place.
