Physicians Practice Pearls®

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.

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.

When physicians don't talk to patients about social determinants of health, they miss the bigger picture. 

It’s important to support medical conversations and instructions with clear documentation using straightforward language on well-thought-out forms. Here are a few suggestions to help you get started.

Six tips that can help physicians collect on services not covered by third parties.

Why you should consider adding an in-house clinical research department to your practice

The days of the traditional practice are greatly diminished.

The ongoing battle to get patients the treatments they need is a major contributor to physician burnout.

Burnout is not about broken doctors and nurses. It is about a broken system.

Nine areas that every partnership agreement should consider.

If you don’t identify the coding issues, know that your potential buyer will.

How this primary care physician is attempting to bring more balance into her life.

Effective onboarding can help ensure your new hire knows what is expected and becomes productive more quickly.