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The new kid on the block: The Federal Trade Commission and data sharing
Two recent settlements underscore the FTC's status as an enforcement agency with the power to enforce consumers’ rights in relation to their sensitive information.
Keeping staff safe
What to consider and how to proceed when designing workplace violence prevention programs for healthcare facilities.
Third-party risk management critical to protecting against cyberattack
In an increasingly vendor-supported environment, many organizations fail to secure third-party connections.
Concierge medicine vs. direct care: What's the difference?
While there are many similarities between the two models, the differences turn direct care from a curiosity or sideshow to a potentially huge player in the American healthcare marketplace.
CMS approves new group information form under self-referral disclosure protocol
Recently finalized changes to the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol for physician practices to disclose group practice noncompliance under the Stark Law.
Acting classes may help physicians learn to show empathy
Showing empathy improves patient satisfaction, but not every doctor is naturally good at expressing feelings to patients.
Tips for obtaining quality metrics and easing physician overload
Four changes that can improve the value of quality metrics.
Practice tip of the week: Five tips for improving your practice’s reputation
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
10 Ways to protect your practice from a data breach
Healthcare records and data contain sensitive information, making them a prime target for cybercriminals. Learn how to protect your practice from a data breach.
Dangers of outsourcing your billing
Risks related to outsourced billing and considerations for mitigating those risks
Is there a future for small independent practices?
If the choice of personal medical care offered by small practices is to be preserved, the rules of the game must change.
What the pandemic has taught us about the healthcare supply chain
No sector has been affected quite so much by fissures in the supply chain as healthcare.
Physician practice exit considerations
What you should consider before stepping away from your practice.
My last patient
A recently retired physician reflects on his last patient and the healthcare system.
Asset protection headlines: Part two
Malpractice verdict illustrates risks.
Driving revenue growth in your medical practice
Plotting a financial path to practice success
The 94th Physician Report is here: Take the survey
The annual survey provides physicians with accurate data on salary trends, productivity, malpractice rates, and more.
Showing appreciation to support staff
Employee turnover is always a concern, but in economic times like these it often jumps.
Practice tip of the week: Six tips for your employee cell phone policy
Who should physicians talk to about job satisfaction?
A career as a physician comes with many challenges and hardships, so it's important to know who to turn to when you feel less than satisfied with your work.
How healthcare tech can reduce physician burnout
Technology can serve a higher purpose in healthcare by enabling clinicians to easily communicate and share information without having to taking time away from patient care.
Cybersecurity highlights: The “money mule” and cybercriminals
Cautionary tales ripped from the headlines.
Is working with payers the right move for your practice?
If you are in a membership medicine model, is working with payers the right way to go?
Can AI play a role in creating healthcare content?
How AI can change the way healthcare content is created.
Turning cancellations into revenue
A new scheduling system can revolutionize medical practice
Care guidance helps physician practices achieve health equity
Health equity metrics are increasingly required in value-based care.
Patient engagement is the first step in getting paid
Patient engagement begins by recognizing that greater responsibility for payment has also led to greater expectation and choice on the part of patients.
Helping patients' health literacy
How primary care physicians can help
Practice tip of the week: Maintaining a social life as a working physician
Have a better day: Make your bed
Advice for life from a Navy SEAL.
