Physicians Practice Pearls®

Why practices must provide patients with their records-or face the consequences.

12 simple questions about your planning that will help protect your assets, your business and your family.

A detailed look at year-end tax traps for doctors.

Questions you should ask yourself as you think about the future for yourself and your practice.

One physician reflects on her decision to leave her employer, start her own practice and how she followed (and deviated) from her startup plans.

You’ve spent years studying and even more practicing medicine. Don’t let your patients forget your expertise, and authority, as their physician.

Thinking about outsourcing? Read this first. Practices need to balance short-term savings with long-term costs.

Make sure your practice is prepared to help patients get the care they need before their deductibles reset - and that your practice ends this year strong.

How to build a robust governance agreement that can help your practice weather any storm.

Patients want someone who can provide excellent clinical care. They also need someone who can communicate their diagnosis with empathy and compassion.

Patient rapport managers strengthen relationships between physicians and patients

Seeing patients and their relatives creates additional HIPAA considerations but ultimately improves patient care.

Payers don’t dole out equal pay for equal work, so it benefits your physician practice to understand who pays what (so you can negotiate more).

If you find yourself growling, scowling or about to explode, try these tactics to improve your mood and (keep your cool).

Though traditional fee-for-service reimbursement is tied to volume, quality patient care can’t be increased by simply adding more appointments. 

CPAs, management consultants, lawyers – tapping into the right expert help.

It’s easy to be a Negative Nancy, but it’s important for the sake of yourself, your staff and your patients that you focus on the positives to build a better workplace culture.

You need to keep tabs on how you’re viewed online, even if you’re not actively marketing for growth.

If you're getting paid in work RVUS, then you need to understand what you’re being paid for and how to calculate your compensation.

Physician Melissa Young shares two patient encounters that remind her of her primary role: to care for and comfort others.

Rethink what you say, and how you say it, as a way to garner employee trust.

Advice for how to go solo - and be successful.

EHR interoperability is a great idea in theory, but the reality leaves much to be desired.

Patient care is the top priority for physicians. But in order to provide patients with the best treatment, physicians must take care of their personal, professional, and public priorities.

How to develop an accounts receivable work plan in three steps

Here are four strategies that can go a long way towards creating a culture where people feel engaged, empowered, and supported. And the happier your staff, the greater your patient satisfaction.

Efforts to save money may even weaken the business-and, sometimes, those weakening effects can be very hard to spot.