Physicians Practice Pearls®

Impossible to realize, but always worthwhile to strive towards.

Practices are using E&M codes to bill for non-physician educational visits, but is this ok?

Avoid these common risks to make your year more predictable and secure.

Implement these security measures to prevent the malware and ransomeware attacks. 

The questions you should be asking, and the plans you should be making.

Changing consumer preferences and tech reliance will affect clinical, operational, and financial realities of physicians.

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.

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.

A new work environment can be challenging for newly graduated physicians as well as more experienced physicians. Here are seven ways to help make the onboarding process seamless.

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.