Operations

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.

Looking to get those administrative burdens off your plate? Before you sell to a non-hospital entity be leery of these compliance risks.

As a doc, if you’ve come up with a great invention, you might be contractually obligated to hand over that IP to your employer. Here’s how to avoid that.

Practices must stay abreast of legal changes affecting 401(k) plans to ensure they don’t face legal action for not properly monitoring them.

A recent case indicates that practices cannot cut corners when it comes to ensuring business associates are compliant with HIPAA.

Young doctors are eager to start their career. However, don’t just sign your offer contract without taking these pieces of advice into account.

At the beginning of the year, it's always a good idea to review your operating plan and craft a new direction for your practice.

Rather than rely on Yelp, North Shore-LIJ Medical Group in Long Island decided to start its own physician review program.

While conflict is unavoidable, your practice can benefit from these five practical tips to prevent it from escalating.

A smartphone can be a distraction to staff members and also a potential HIPAA violation waiting to happen. Here are tips to avoid that at your practice.