Management & Administration

Practice managers who are amicably leaving, be it for retirement or another opportunity, are often tasked with finding and training their own successor. Here’s some advice on this peculiar last act.

A Los Angeles pediatrician thinks she doesn’t have enough time, but is lack of space her real problem?

Point of care, strictly defined (by me), is a mindset, a discipline, a systems approach where patient encounters are conducted in real time.

Why travel for meetings when simple technologies make it possible to have all of your meetings in your office (or, heck, in your living room)?

Dispensing vaccines is frustrating and expensive. Here’s a shot in the arm for vaccine management.

One thing that creates friction in medical practices is the success and subsequent recognition of one of its members.

Is your practice in the market for a new EHR or other new technology you’re not all that familiar with? Or do you want to upgrade some outdated software or IT tool, and you’re not sure how to start looking? Physicians Practice’s new Product Assessment Worksheet, adapted from a checklist created by New Jersey’s Regional Women’s Health Group, can help you compare products and ensure they are appropriate for your office’s specific needs.

You’re ready to buy an EMR. But how do you know which one is right for your practice?

In the current economic stimulus bill, large financial incentives are put in place for medical practices that use an approved EMR product.