Management & Administration

Physician assistants can improve the quality of care and reduce physicians’ burden, especially when they want to take a vacation.

How to make sense of the dollars and cents at a physician practice.

Physician entrepreneurs need know-how and a strategic vision to run a company. They also need to know what they don’t know so they can fill those critical knowledge gaps.

Millennials are more likely than other age groups to switch providers if they are not getting what they expect from you. Learn how to attract, engage, gain trust, and establish a long-term relationship with the America’s largest generation.

In this digital day and age, physicians need a model for governance and operations that enables them to quickly respond to changes in the market, test new ideas, and apply innovations more broadly to patients’ needs.

One Ohio family practice has found a way to help food-insecure patients with diabetes by adding a food pantry to its office, meaning patients no longer have to choose between nutritious food and medicine to stay healthy.

You may need to expand your practice, but if you use space wisely, you may need less than you think.

Developing the mindset of a best-run practice can help your team address current challenges-and roll more easily with the ones that come your way in the future.

How to remodel your office to create an efficient, cheerful space.

The holiday party season traditionally starts next week, right after Thanksgiving. Consider what your medical practice should and should not be doing at the office party to avoid liability.

This Labor Day, take time to appreciate your staff and reflect on how to improve employee morale and work culture.

Tips for medical practice staff to broach the conversation of mid-career professional development with their employers.

An annual review of benefits each year might be able to save a practice a lot of money, experts say.

Looking to see if your staff salaries are in line with national benchmarks? View our national data on key positions in medical practices broken out by years of experience.

Greater competition for services and other factors are resulting in pay raises-and other benefits-to physicians at many practices.

Listening and acting on what you hear is key to engaging your practice employees. Here are six strategies to keep staff happy and productive.

"Leading by examples" means giving our team clear direction on what great care is. Here’s how to start.

How can docs avoid burnout woes? Three docs share their personal stories.

A new survey of young physicians gives six lessons on what they are looking for in a medical career.

Don't leave your new hire in the dust and out of the loop. Here's how you can get them started.

In part two of this series, learn strategies to effectively enact change at your practice.

People don't like being told what to do - they prefer to be encouraged to think through how to best manage a situation.

Daylight Saving Time is good time to check on things at the office, such as batteries and old equipment that need replacing.

Chicken noodle soup for the medical practice staff soul. Here are ways to bring together different age groups.

An explainer of the AAPA's Optimal Team Practice (OTP) initiative and why it's important to improving care.