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Practices engaging in strategic planning should look ahead and create a vision of where it wants to be in three to five years.

Are you an older physician considering transitioning your practice to a new owner and/or retiring? Ask these five questions.

A healthcare professional explains how concierge medicine can improve physician/patient communication.

A lawyer examines current events from a legal perspective, keeping physicians informed on what they need to know.

Physician ponders why healthcare doesn't adopt technology and processes that other industries use on a daily basis.

Doctors and their staff are vulnerable to computer viruses, one of the few things they didn't learn to diagnose and treat in medical school.

This doctor is looking to make a switch on her telephone system at her practice. Weighing the pros and cons, she isn't sure how to proceed.

What is going on in healthcare right now has the potential to really affect your practice. Be ready and brace yourself for changes.

A physician lends his advice on running successful pay-per-click advertising campaigns, while warning of pitfalls from past experiences.

Tips for creating the ideal physician-led team of experts to ensure maximum productivity and enhanced problem solving.

With the CMS' Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and value-based care model in full effect, it's important for physicians to understand what MIPS means for their practices.

MACRA, along with value-based payments, have the ability to produce significant population health improvements, here's how.

Having a short and sweet medical record is one way to make your doctor's job easier. This doctor found a patient that he especially loves.

A physician offers advice on dealing with disappointed patients, offering advice from his real-life experiences.

If you are looking to combine your practice with another, here are some ways to ensure the merger goes off without a hitch.

Follow these tips to avoid feeling overwhelmed by MACRA requirements, while remaining prepared for the uncertain future.

Small practices can benefit from partnering with an IT partner to fit their needs, here are some tips on choosing that partner.

Concierge medicine can benefit everyone and is not the high-end medical service some make it out to be, according to this expert.

Use the "knowledge, skills, and attitude" concept when hiring staff at your practice, to ensure you bring the right person aboard.

Knowing you practice's accounts receivable is critical, and knowing how to manage it is key to your bottom line.

For the first time ever, practice owners no longer represent the physician majority, according to a new AMA study.

A healthcare CEO gives his opinions on improving the current healthcare system, putting onus on physicians to step-up and make changes.

Health information technology is playing a critical role in delivering data to the point of care when and how physicians need it.

This physician enjoys charting so much she wants to share her passion with fellow staff members at her practice.

By using schedule automation, a multi-specialty practice in Mass. is saving time and headaches, while also improving the patient experience.