Physicians Practice Pearls®

If your profit is suddenly on a lower trajectory, resist the instinct to attempt a quick fix. Here’s what to do instead. 

Medical practitioners follow a standardized protocol to diagnose and treat patients. What if the same system could be applied to diagnose and treat problems within practices?  

Some deny that it is really an issue while others acknowledge it but don’t think it’s a problem. But it is a real issue that affects everyone. 

How do you post charges, payments, and adjustments in value-based payment models?

When we plow through our work despite our bodies and our minds flashing in alarm, our problems do not go away. Sometimes, they even get worse, like an engine running without oil.

Jennifer Frank, MD, reflects on how taking breaks helps her improve her productivity in all parts of her life.

Developing the mindset of a best-run practice can help your team address current challenges-and roll more easily with the ones that come your way in the future.

A payer contract is more than a mere fee schedule. There are several other factors to consider when deciding to keep or terminate a payer contract.

In order to foster high-performing teams, organizations need both coaches and mentors.

Doctors may not agree with MACRA, however, refusing to comply will result in financial penalties. The best course of action is to get educated.

One physician reckons with the fact that her high school-aged daughter says she wants to be an endocrinologist-just like mom.

Busy offices rarely have the time to pause, evaluate workflows, and attempt to improve efficiencies across the practice. However, unless you make that time, things are likely to stay the same.

Jennifer Frank, MD, reflects on the struggles she and her patients face when adopting healthy lifestyle habits and why doing so remains worth the effort.

This vision of addiction and chronic pain care is a pipe dream in this era of such limited resources.

Many practices assume their ancillaries are profitable, yet often lack the systems needed to conduct a proper analysis.

Physicians must take action and try to get paid accurately for their services.

If it's been awhile since you've been able to sit still and be alone with your thoughts, here are three suggestion that can help you.

Doctors are human and face all the same illnesses, injuries, and disasters that everyone else does. 

We need people to maximize their thinking at work, but there are numerous aspects of the workplace that inhibit thinking. Fortunately, brain science can shed some light onto why this occurs.

Multiple changes in the healthcare field are working synergistically to pull an increasing number of physicians into the bitter swirl of burnout.

There are ebbs and flows in medical practice volume that are connected to predictable events. If we plan for them, we can make the most of the seasons financially – and serve patients better, too.

Rather than relying on the confusing reports provided by practice management systems and EHRs, use pivot tables to analyze data with ease and produce meaningful reports. 

Decreasing documentation requirements leads to decreasing reimbursement for the same amount of clinical work.

Here is what you need to know about establishing a medication dispensing service at your practice.

Since the inception of the PA profession, PAs have been shown to be part of solution when it comes to healthcare delivery. Physicians who work in rural areas need PAs to practice to the full extent of their training and experience.

Consider taking precautions to prevent staff from leaving-and taking your belongings with them.

Referrals are key to growing a medical practice and increasing revenue. Here are five ways a practice can build its referral network.

Looking for a way to help yourself and your staff be more productive? Look no further than these five steps.