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If your practice is wondering whether it should keep or change its EHR system, there are pluses and minuses to each route.

Is it time to go a new route with your EHR system? Before you decide yes or no, weigh the positives and negatives.

Are you interested in putting money into alternative investments? Stay away, warns physician financial planner, Steven Podnos.

It comes naturally to want to help your poorest patients. But before waiving patient copays, consider the legal consequences first.

When you look at your cash inflow each month, are you disappointed? That's why it is so important to identify why your claims are being denied.

Interested in selling your practice to a local hospital or large medical group? Here are five tips from an expert.

The potential of telemedicine will give physicians and their patients new treatment options and better avenues for information exchange.

Much like the airlines, hybrid concierge care patients value an enhanced service experience and are willing to pay for it.

When you're running a practice, there are plenty of things that get in the way of a vacation. That's where a locum tenens physician comes in.

Tax experts provide insight on meaningful use payments and tax write-offs for EHR-related investments. What do practices have to know before April 15th?

Improving the patient experience is often an easy task, and reaps great rewards for both providers and patients.

Part two of a two-part series in which physician buyouts are explored and whether or not the financial offerings make sense for you.

Given that a majority of practices use digital health records, a simple power outage can have grave consequences.

No-shows and same day cancellations have a big bottom-line impact. But don't worry, there are ways to let your patients know that your time is valuable.

Reporting for value-based care initiatives like MACRA will start in less than a year. Smaller physician groups should be thinking about joining forces now.

As the practice grows and the healthcare environment becomes more complex, the need for strategic planning becomes greater.

Those who say the definition of patient experience is solely to make the patients happy are wrong. It’s about fulfilling their unmet needs.

Most providers can probably share "war stories" over frustrating experiences they've had with a payer. Here are a few we've accumulated.

By making a few, very low-cost changes in your practice, your level of customer service will rise quickly in the eyes of your patients.

Setting goals is an important step in recovery for cardiac patients; PAs can help your patients set and follow short- and long-term goals.

If your practice is located in a state where medical marijuana is legal, make sure you know the risks before prescribing.

Having trouble keeping the noise down at your medical practice to reduce distractions? The Civility CEO has some advice for you.

Confused over how PAs get reimbursed in the healthcare system? Here are a few guidelines to help you out.

With the new year underway, now is the time to zero in on what areas of your practice can be improved. Here are five areas you should consider.

What should physicians look forward to in 2016? Here are seven issues affecting the profession in 2016, according to experts.