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Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

Keep on eye on these areas to avoid major financial and professional consequences.

Results from our 2021 survey.

Nurse practitioners and PAs are crucial parts of any healthcare system, but determining how they can best contribute to the success of your practice or organization takes research and planning.

Two dimensions in which physician expectations were out of line with the reality of the job.

Results from our 2020 survey.

A bare minimum checklist for your business.

Employers should continue to enforce all recommended COVID precautions within the practice and remain vigilant of changes in state and federal laws.

How to spruce up your recruitment game if you’re hiring.

Consider education and experience when hiring nurses for your practice.

Finding and retaining qualified office staff can be challenging for physician practices

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

Compensation formulas based on productivity can become a major source of friction between physician and employer when termination occurs

Stop relying on Excel spreadsheets and calendar alerts. Improve your credentialing efficiency, accuracy and speed with technology.

Your practice may have a routine, but does it operate like a well-oiled machine?

Have a difficult employee, low staff morale or trouble filling vacancies? Tips and guidance for how to be a better leader.

One solo practicioner mulls over what she should or shouldn’t say when sought for a reference check.

Here are four ways practice owners and administrators can ensure temporary employees are successful.

Advice on attracting and retaining younger talent.

How modern technology can help with understaffing.

Avoid legal trouble by doing a thorough review of the electronic prescription process, security options, audits and potential loopholes.

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

Credentialing is a critical undertaking no matter the size of your practice. Here's how to make the process less cumbersome.

You cannot avoid employee mistakes, but you can make sure the same mistake isn't made twice.

The only thing certain in life is change. Learn how one physician is coping with the transition back to solo practice following her associate’s departure.

Credentialing a new provider is a tedious and slow process in which every false step or delay can cost you money. These seven tips can expedite the process.

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

Yes, you need to delegate some tasks to employees. But as practice owners and administrators, it’s your responsibility to oversee and double check-not blindly sign your name for a whole lot of trouble.

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Terminating a provider’s employment with a physician practice is a sensitive process that needs to be handled with care.