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When the holidays roll around, how do you decide to decorate your practice? Here are some quick tips and thoughts to keep in mind.

It's December and that means it's time for your medical practice's annual exam to remain healthy for next year and years to come.

Don’t let your practice fall short when it comes to workplace safety policies and procedures. Here are some tips.

Is your practice's website easy on the eyes? Read these tips for improving it.

There is clear frustration on the part of private practice physicians over healthcare reform, but as for the end of life as they know it, that's a bit murkier.

With December upon us, we are just a few short weeks away the new year. Is your medical practice prepared with the necessary resources to turn the calendar?

Here are three primary reasons today’s physician must always be thinking of what’s next in marketing, promotion, and practice in general.

The healthcare business model has irrevocably changed. Medical practices must adapt to survive and thrive.

Downcoding, overstaffing, and lack of follow-up on denials are all possible places your medical practice is losing precious revenue.

Over the next month, your office will be inundated with treats and gifts for your medical staff. How much is enough? Here are some options to spread the goodwill.

Here are common areas of inefficiency at medical practices to address today to ensure continued financial health.

Use this tool to identify, track, and monitor revenue-enhancement and cost-containment strategies.

With all of the upcoming holidays, a well-written and enforced cancellation policy is a must at your medical practice.

An efficient policy for dealing with pharmaceutical reps visiting your medical practice keeps them, as well as your staff and patients, happy.

A friend from my past, let's call her Dr. Fabulous, taught me four key lessons to improve productivity in a medical practice and in life.

Hurricane Sandy shut down my medical practice for days, but luckily everyone is OK and business is returning to normal.

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Want to recruit new patients and increase referrals? Try these simple techniques.

Compliance with HIPAA is a day-to-day reality and not merely an academic exercise. Here are some ways to prepare should a breach occur at your medical practice.

Here are the dos and don'ts of rewarding your hardworking employees.

Whether Hurricane Sandy impacted your medical practice directly or not, it is a clear reminder of the importance of business continuity planning.

Don't let your patients judge you by the dusty philodendron sitting in the corner. Use our easy checklist to make sure your waiting room measures up.

While Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute can be confusing, simply following AMA Ethics Opinion 8.06 should set you on the right course.

Does your medical practice have one employee that has all of the answers? Here's why this is a dangerous process to support.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, healthcare experts discuss preparing for the future.