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Training, testing, and ongoing review and maintenance are parts of an action plan your medical practice should have for the ICD-10 transition.

2014 brings a series of changes and challenges to medical practices. Here are five steps to survive, beginning with addressing your financial plan.

A recent discussion with my medical practice staff regarding working Christmas Eve has left me feeling less like Santa and more like Scrooge.

As 2013 comes to a close, it's time to set forth new goals for your medical practice.

Hospital acquisition of medical practices isn't a bad thing … just ensure it isn't the only thing your practice has as an option when looking at the future.

Experts on enterprise risk management and your medical practice, the changing dynamic of risk, and the effect on human capital.

Reducing expenses at your medical practice can have a significant effect on net income, which is what is left to the partners and owners.

Proactively identifying positive changes to make at your practice will help it stay healthy, efficient, and productive.

Docs are not limited to selling their practice to stay afloat. Banding together with other practices to share resources may strengthen your business.

Whether you are the physician leaving the office, or the practice being left behind, there are critical steps to take when a doctor gives notice

There is a direct correlation between laws governing physician assistant scope of practice and their effectiveness as part of the care team.

Because it's impossible to stay on time all the time, here are our top 10 reception room recommendations for quality reading materials

When you are sick, dealing with a difficult organization is the last thing you want to do. Here are some easy ways to endear your practice to its patients.

Staff members with compelling life difficulties can derail your practice goals. Just make sure that you don't let your compassion cloud your better business judgment.

Our Physician Compensation Survey offers a glimpse into the financial challenges and opportunities for physicians.

Work responsibilities, family time, and community activities can make it challenging to maintain a realistic schedule. Here are six steps to success.

Exploring a problem or initiative with a new perspective can reveal a better way of accomplishing tasks.

As patients shoulder more of their healthcare costs, practices must step up patient payment collections efforts. Here are some tips.

The more partners in a physician-owned practice, the more difficult it can be to address problems. Here's how to overcome the inertia.

Despite many advantages, the AWV is a free service that virtually no one knows about. Don't miss out on clear benefits to patients and your practice.

Want to save time and boost reimbursement at your medical practice? Offer shared medical visits. Here's how.

Robert Tennant of the Medical Group Management Association offers tips to practices to create a strategy for the ICD-10 transition.

More than ever, and while you may not want to accept it, practicing medicine is running a business. And you have to make changes that reflect this thinking.

Despite the doom and gloom associated with ICD-10, the new codes could actually provide better care for patients and better reimbursement to physicians.