Physicians Practice Pearls®

If you are interested in starting a direct care practice, here are a few tools that will be of assistance to you for documentation, billing, and more.

Thanks to a new agreement, medical licensure issues won't hold back the growing telehealth industry nearly as much.

Are you an older physician considering transitioning your practice to a new owner and/or retiring? Ask these five questions.

Part 1 of a 2-part series on developing a more stress resilient brain and being able to more effectively run your practice.

Tips for creating the ideal physician-led team of experts to ensure maximum productivity and enhanced problem solving.

Using telehealth services? Here are the basics on reporting this to Medicare, in order to get properly paid.

Show more compassion to patients, enhance your listening skills, and improving your decision-making abilities with mindfulness.

You have an obligation to ensure patients are protected and retained when their physician leaves your practices. Here's what to do.

Use the "knowledge, skills, and attitude" concept when hiring staff at your practice, to ensure you bring the right person aboard.

Developing this kind of document can let physicians know what expectations your practice has of them.

Avoid a misfire when bringing on a new practice manager. Here are some ways to evaluate them and make sure they are making the right moves.

Why this is a challenging time for providers who are finding themselves penalized excessively by CMS and without appropriate recourse or justice.

Everything you want to know about coding a transitional care management encounter, including what services are included.

Patient visits aren't the only source of revenue for your practice, there are federal and private grants. Here's how to obtain one.

Direct Messaging is a way for providers to securely exchange patient data. Here's a primer on how you can use the technology.

While prescription registries have made it easier to track down drug seekers, they are not foolproof. Here are red flags you should be looking out for.

You can't change the trajectory of medicine, but there are strategies you can take to get back to why you went into the field in the first place.

For diabetic and other patients, it makes sense for dentists and doctors to work together. You just have to ensure you are complying with state laws.

Remote access to your practice's systems is a must this day and age, which means remotely securing this access is a must as well.

A governance agreement is necessary for practices with two physicians or 200 physicians. Here are the seven essentials of one.

If you are feeling burned out from the demands of insurance, EHR documentation and more, consider a subscription practice. Here's the good and bad.

Insurance companies are grading you. You may know this, but do you know how to change your score?

If you are looking to improve processes at your practice, an effective method for problem improvement is the "5 Whys."

Outsourcing can allow practice staff and physicians to focus on what they do best. But you have to make sure it's the best decision for your practice.

Revised codes and coding guidelines for 2017 completely change reporting for moderate sedation services. Here's what you have to know.

Every practice manager dreads having a difficult conversation with a staff member. Here are some strategies to get through one successfully.

Be as convenient to patients as much as possible if you want to compete with the growing abundance of quick-care clinics.

A recent scenario brought up questions of HIPAA compliance during an emergency, such as patient exhibiting erratic behavior.