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Best States to Practice: 5 states with highest average cost of living
Avoid these states for your best financial situation.
How providers can reduce the likelihood of surprise billing
How providers can reduce the likelihood of surprise billing.
Surprise billing in independent provider practices
What a surprise billing scenario may look like in small, independent practices.
The best states for physicians in 2021: The 5 states with the lowest state tax collections per capita
Which state do you think takes the least?
Balance billing defined
The concept of Balance Billing and how it relates to surprise billing.
The best states for physicians in 2021: 5 states with the highest state tax collections per capita
These states will claim more from your paychecks.
Best states for physicians in 2021: 5 states with the lowest physician density
A lower number of practicing physicians may mean greater opportunity to establish your own reputation.
Surprise billing defined
Krisi Hutson, product line developer at Availity, discusses the concept of surprise billing.
Best states for physicians in 2021: 5 states with the highest physician density
These states have the greatest number of physicians working, meaning greater competition for you.
Reimbursement for telehealth services
One physician's experience with reimbursement for the telemedicine services her health system uses.
Advice for practices switching to telemedicine services
One physician recounts her experiences transitioning telehealth services.
Best States to Practice: 5 states with the lowest malpractice premiums
Consider these states if you’re deterred by high malpractice premiums.
Best States to Practice: 5 states with the highest malpractice premiums
You may want to avoid these states if you’re deterred by high malpractice rates.
Care management and financial opportunities from telehealth services
Dr. Janis Coffin, DO, discusses how telehealth has increased the opportunity to manage patients with chronic conditions and how practices can financially benefit from these setups.
Here’s why social media is important to your practice
Social media gives you insight into the needs of your patients. Don't ignore the opportunity to market your practice to specific patient populations.
Best practices for switching to cloud-based documentation
Insights from MGMA’s Medical Practice Excellence Pathways Conference.
CMS 2021 Final Rule: What practices can do
Questions to Ask Before Selling Your Practice to a Hospital
Here are nine questions that can help reveal if becoming acquired by a larger system is the right move for you and your practice.
How telehealth adoption has changed over 2020
Dr. Janis Coffin, DO, discusses how she has witnessed telehealth adoption change over the course of the pandemic
A practical approach to work-life balance
From ACP’s 2021 Internal Medicine Meeting
Effectively manage medical practice staff
Three elements of effective staff management that can lead to increased productivity and profitability and happier patients at your practice.
Managing online reputation with a virtual care strategy
How reputation management has been key to attracting more customers for one virtual care program.
Limitations and advantages of telemedicine
From ACP’s 2021 Internal Medicine Meeting.
How to give a great speech
Whether you are presenting a paper at a large conference or addressing a small group of colleagues, here are seven ways to make your next speech memorable.
How the healthcare industry is addressing bias
Some of the ways the industry is addressing these issues in medical school and beyond.
Fauci: COVID-19 burnout unprecedented
The NIAID head said the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the impact of professional dissatisfaction and fatigue.
Collecting past-due patient balances
Every medical practice will have patients with unpaid balances, but those that have smart collection strategies in place will be better off.
Patient biases can also affect care delivery and outcomes
Patients can hold biases toward physicians in the same way that physicians can be biased in their care delivery.
Conscious vs unconscious bias in physician practices
The difference between a ‘conscious bias’ and an ‘unconscious bias’ and how they are measured.
Communicating bad news to your patients
Giving bad news is not fun, but as a doctor, it is something you'll have to do from time to time. Here are some tips on how to do it.
