Management & Administration

Here’s our primer on the tools that can help you manage the complex reporting requirements of pay-for-performance programs.

New technology is supposed to reduce your staffing needs. But how do you get staff on board with a change that may end up costing some of them their jobs?

Have you heard about that “free” electronic medical records system that your local hospital, vendor, or the government is offering? Sounds good, right? But be careful. While there are ways to get EMR software for little or no cost, there are still expenses (and sometimes other strings) attached.

An EMR purchase is a business decision like any other. It’s an expensive decision, true, and it requires change. But it’s still just a business decision. What questions should you really be asking yourself?

What are physicians like you doing when it comes to purchasing new office technologies? Our Fifth Annual Technology Survey cuts through the hype and gives it to you straight.

In today's economy, a job transition is a scary thing.

The most important aspects of integrating new physicians into your practice are clear communication and understanding each others' viewpoints.

In the market for an EHR? Here’s a step-by-step selection guide by internist and pediatrician Rob Lamberts, who’s been through the process himself.

Few administrators experience daily upheavals in their practices, but most are presented with a major transition at some point during their career. Are you ready?

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.

Are you considering a new career path? Curious about your options, or simply looking for new ways to find balance in your life? In this podcast, Michelle Mudge-Riley, who consults with physicians interested in transitioning into nonclinical jobs, discusses the chief complaints of practicing physicians and explores available career options.

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.