Physicians Practice Pearls®

A look at the personal legal and financial risks of household employees like nannies, housekeepers, gardeners, and babysitters.

Inertia can manifest in various healthcare scenarios where established traditions and routines hinder the adoption of new approaches.

You want everyone to feel they have a say, even when it may surface a problem, so they’ll stay.

Despite the outside temperatures, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and whistleblowers have been busy.

In medicine, every action has the potential to impact patients' lives.

The digital edition of Physicians Practice launches today!

Finding the right speed for your practice.

Sometimes, collaborating with another business that is able to plug the gap can be the way forward, giving you credibility as you move into a new area.

We're entering the 100 deadliest days.

Advice for life from a Navy SEAL.

Building with Lego can be similar to a career in medicine.

Although it’s often easier and faster to provide medical care to friends and family, physicians should learn to say “no” more often.

One man's story about the need to take a step back.

The potential result of having an ideal day: You feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction and you have put burnout on the back burner!

Don't trade short-term convenience for long-term consequences.

Forming a strategic plan may seem like a waste of time, but it can be beneficial to a practice.

Follow these tips to avoid spreading false medical information.

A simple acronym can help your practice retain staff.

Top tips and HIPAA implications.

Here’s how to make sure your practice is in compliance with Stark regulation clarifications taking effect January 1st, 2022.

Why it’s not an investment and an asset you don’t want your retirement savings to depend on.

Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.

Strategic planning involves elements of both art and science, combining analysis and calculation with intuition, inspiration, and creativity.

Ready or not, office holiday parties are back this year. These are some of the risks that practice owners and leaders should manage to help ensure a stress-free holiday and a positive transition to the New Year.

On December 2, 2020, CMS published new provisions and exemptions related to the Stark Law (85 Fed. Reg. 77492) and HHS-OIG published new provisions and safe harbors related to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) (85 Fed. Reg. 77684.

Just like any routine or habit, it takes practice, commitment, and consistency.

Part two of our look at abusive tax planning schemes that are heavily promoted doctors at year-end. We examine specific schemes to avoid, including those that the I.R.S. is making a special effort to crack down on.

Many high-earning physicians find that taking advantage of a donor-advised fund is often a simple and tax-savvy way to make charitable contributions.