Physician Productivity

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It’s a common complaint that EHRs don’t conform to the way providers actually work. Understanding why this may be the case can help develop effective solutions.

Value-based physician compensation incentives are gaining momentum, but aren’t going away any time soon.

The blogs that garnered the most attention among our physician readers in 2012, and some of the lessons learned from each.

Pay-for-performance is an increasingly popular, yet largely unproven, concept for rewarding the providers of healthcare. They can be helpful …or harmful.

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.

Meryl Luallin, of the SullivanLuallin Group, describes the benefits of shadow coaching for physicians receiving low patient satisfaction scores and/or complaints.

The annual physical has come under a lot of scrutiny of late; but doctors need to push back and highlight the real value physicals bring to patients.

One hospital rewards surgeons who finalize operative reports with golf balls, thus discouraging its objective by providing incentives for a different behavior.

How to use your RVU-based physician compensation formula to promote fairness and profitability at your medical practice.

As I plan for my retirement, I look at the next generation of physician assistants and what the future looks like for them.

A new editorial says pay-for-performance measures may not equate to providing the best care, and one physician agrees, saying it encourages gaming the system.

Proper drafting of physician compensation formulas is important for a physician practice, especially when a physician’s termination is imminent.

Noteworthy items from Physicians Practice

Whether you're the one who's constantly running behind or the person who continually seems to be waiting for others, these five points will save everyone valuable time.

Receiving maximum practice compensation requires everyone to be on board. If you have a partner who simply won't comply with practice goals that can really hamper your practice. Here's what you can do to motivate your docs.

The wise physician will find methods to fairly compensate and reward excellent patient care delivered by their medical practice staff.

Here are eight ways that physicians / providers can directly help improve patient retention rates.

Some young physicians want to make time to start families. And shifting employment markets are making such arrangements more common. But is it right for you?

Performance measurements for physicians are well-intentioned and get me to rethink how I practice. But in the end I won't make the goals, so I'll have to go with balance over perfection.

Not enough hours in the day? Small changes can have a big impact on your practice efficiency - and your life.

Going into solo practice has had its rewards and challenges

Here's how to work with your physicians to deliver the best possible outcome for your practice, yourself, and your boss.

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9 steps to creating and preserving your patient pipeline