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Adding advanced practitioners to your practice can grow your patient base and still allow for good patient relationships.

Though parting ways with a physician or staff member is never fun, there are a few things you can do to make the experience better for both sides.

High emotional intelligence is a top priority for patients, medical practices, and hospitals who are seeking new physicians. How would you match up?

You know your medical practice staff member deserves a raise, but the timing isn’t right. Here are some alternatives experts recommend.

First impressions are critical when welcoming new staff members to your practice. Here's what to do to ensure you get off on the right foot.

Don't have the resources to employ a hiring professional at your medical practice? Here's how to master the hiring process on your own.

You want your new medical practice staff members to create a great first impression with the rest of the staff and physicians. Here's how to help.

As immediate past president of the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants, physicians often ask me how PAs can help their practices. Here's what I say.

In most health systems there is a very important gatekeeper - the physician recruiter. Here are six ways to impress him.

Many medical practices hold 90-day performance reviews with new staff. Here are five tips to help ensure these evaluations lead to positive outcomes.

A recent survey reveals that physicians who leave employment for private practice are happier than those that leave private practice for employment.

Here are six strategies to help practices and hospitals come together whether they are seeking to merge operations or simply enhance their working relationship.

Welcoming a new physician to your practice goes beyond credentialing and orientation. It also includes marketing, integration into the team, and mentoring.

Laura Palmer of the MGMA says a little patience in hiring your next medical practice staff member goes a long way. Here are eight tips to find the right fit.

The key to dealing with problem medical practice employees who question your decisions is moving quickly to fix the behavior. Here's what I recommend.

In the spirit of Halloween, I've identified three common physician hiring horror stories. Here's how you can avoid them.

From reviewing state laws to understanding reimbursement, the American Academy of Physician Assistants offers six tips to hiring a physician assistant.

Don't stop your physician search too early. It's critical to keep back-up physicians interested while you wait to see if your first choice pans out.

What’s the secret to finding a great job at a hospital or facility? I recently met with physician recruiters from various hospitals. Here's what they said.

Turnover is an important topic that medical practices discuss, but often changes to curb attrition don’t happen until it’s too late.

If you decide to terminate a physician or other provider at your practice, here are three key things to keep in mind to help your remaining staff and patients.

Considering a change in employer? Here are four tips to get you started on the path to finding the right match for you.

If you're looking to hire a recent medical school grad for your practice, here are some things to help you and the new physician acclimate to the new environment.

Physicians can survive and thrive, professionally and financially, if they will leave the smooth operation of their practice to business professionals.

Usually, an employee leaving is bittersweet. But one recent departure was just bitter given the employee's behavior leading up to and following her resignation.

Don't make these small errors that cause many medical practices to miss out on promising candidates.

Though salary is an important factor for physician retention, money is not the only thing that matters. Here are a few other things physicians are looking for in a job.

Finding a new physician for your medical practice is difficult enough - finding one that fits your culture may seem impossible at times. Here are some tips.

The level to which nonphysician providers can help a medical practice’s bottom line depends on how well thought-out the plan was for hiring them.

To continue to attract and keep top-quality physician assistants on staff, private medical practices should consider three approaches.