Physician Productivity

While many external factors affect work-life balance, the internal battles we fight are often the most challenging. Here's how I propose to change that.

Massachusetts' effort to tie license renewal to meaningful use of an EHR is a great way to ease the physician shortage.

Look no further than the recent issue of JAMA for evidence that physician mandates are not beneficial, but paternalistic and coercive.

The most asked question from state legislators: Does physician quality really impact cost?

Here's how to address and deescalate the situation when family members become disruptive or aggressive, and threaten to hinder patient care.

The crises of immigration and drought cannot be solved, only mitigated or accommodated. The EHR crisis, on the other hand, has a solution.

Let's face it, medicine is a business. If your new physician isn't productive, your practice will suffer. Here are some strategies to speed things up.

This physician takes full responsibility for maximizing his practice revenue, by focusing on what he calls the four P's of exemplary patient care.

Practicing gratitude in your medical practice can bring multiple benefits. You will see increased productivity, improved behavior, and a more creative outlook.

Scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants is changing. Here's what physicians should know.

Computer systems will never make good deciders and people will never make good robots.

Physician compensation wasn't stellar last year, but don't give up. There are plenty of ways to jump-start your practice operations to maximize what you've got.

Get complete results of our 2014 Physician Compensation Survey for national views and insight on payments to doctors.

Physicians, at least those who find private practice attractive, should develop proposals and present those to hospital leaders when it comes to partnerships.

As more patients gain insurance, locum tenens providers and advanced practitioners are gaining prominence.

Giving up important aspects of patient care has become the imperative for many physicians. But that doesn't make letting go any easier.

Traditional EHRs are at the simplest, data repositories. But what if they were able to retrieve and organize data around specific patient problems?

Here are six strategies to help practices and hospitals come together whether they are seeking to merge operations or simply enhance their working relationship.

As CMS' bureaucracy morphs meaningful use quality reports to meaningless busywork, it converts quality incentives to penalties to enforce compliance.

Practice employees are more than salaries. If you use them in the right places at the right time, they are revenue generators supporting your physicians.

Welcoming a new physician to your practice goes beyond credentialing and orientation. It also includes marketing, integration into the team, and mentoring.

To truly be ready for the ICD-10 transition, start your communications now: with your physicians, your staff, and your tech vendors.

Finding the optimal way to use NPs and PAs as part of the care team is not an easy task since not all universally agree upon the role they wish to have.

Communication, support, and education - especially on finances - are key areas for physicians and practice managers to work together in a team environment.

2015 is a crucial year to prove cost and quality as a Medicare provider. Here's what you need to know to avoid financial penalties down the line.