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When you find your medical practice constantly behind, unorganized, and frazzled at the end of every day, maybe it's time to take a look at your work flow.

Traditionally, physicians have been self-employed, making their own practice-based decisions, but that is fading. Concierge medicine can help preserve self-employment.

Key pitfalls your medical practice should avoid when evaluating a potential merger or acquisition.

Patient access is getting increased attention through reform initiatives. Here are five steps you can take to make sure patients get appropriate access to care in your office.

By taking a hard look at reducing costs for staffing, overhead, and technology at your medical practice, you may see increased physician compensation.

The most reasonable and productive regulation of physician assistants is to allow decisions regarding supervision in the hands of physicians and practice sites.

Two experienced healthcare attorneys provide clarity, tips, and answer medical practice inquiries in this webinar on HIPAA.

With a projected shortfall of primary-care physicians, it's time for alternate solutions to patient care. Nurse practitioners are one logical remedy.

If your goal is to be the best doctor you can be, limit your personal interaction with the EHR to only those things that serve that goal.

It disheartens me when I see healthcare dollars going down the toilet, but like most physicians, I don't know how to prevent it.

You can't order a coffee today and pay tomorrow, so don't let patients leave your medical practice without some kind of payment arrangement.

Legal interpretations on corporate social-media policies are in flux. Here's what you need to know to keep your practice safe.

Your employees can get so overstressed they become crippled in their job performance. Here are some tips on identify, approaching, and working with your staff.

What is "big data" and how is it being deployed in American medical practices and health systems to improve the quality of care? This short video explains how physicians are already using data in their management of patients, and what health IT experts believe is likely to happen next.

Primary-care and annual wellness visits are essential to the future of healthcare quality and decreased costs, and third-party providers shouldn't disrupt that.

Some physicians who've joined large medical groups are frustrated with bureaucracy and administrative demands putting the emphasis on dollars over patient care.

The physicians' oath not only predicts major federal statutes, but also reminds that a respectful team approach to healthcare is vital.

How to use an orientation program to position new physicians for success at your medical practice.

Economic and regulatory pressures are hitting physicians hard. Here’s how to react in constructive ways.

The growing movement from volume purchasing to value arrangements has made co-management more attractive. Is it right for you though?

It can be difficult to determine how to prepare for the transition to ICD-10. Here are some tips.

Usability remains a matter of personal preference, so the debate over the best tablet can shed light on how we determine the best EHR system for our own use.

Recent high-profile lawsuits involving bloodborne pathogen exposures highlight the risk of complacency and the need for industry responsibility.

A patient portal can reduce the time your staff spends on administrative tasks and remind patients that you care enough to provide prompt service.

Here are some tips that have saved my medical practice's bottom line more than once over the last 20 years. It's all about getting and staying organized.