Practice Management Systems

Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

The best medical practice loan ultimately depends on your goals and your practice’s creditworthiness.

A 12-step program for removing negative communication habits at your practice.

Leverage higher-accuracy transcription services to streamline your business operations

Moving charting software implementation out of the testing phase and into reality does not have to be a high-stress event.

Online self-scheduling is common in most industries, but for healthcare

An independent specialty group has improved patient relations and grown the practice by investing in advanced practice management and patient engagement tools.

How does a physician determine if a practice management arrangement with an MSO is right for the practice? Here are five things physicians should consider.

Use Excel Pivot Tables and Microsoft SQL Server to enhance the way your practice creates reports from its PM and EHR systems.

This doctor shares her experience from a terrible thunderstorm and what happens when IT systems go down.

Physicians will gladly tell you everything wrong with their EHR system, but we asked them to be nice and give it a compliment.

Why it's important that your practice management system can integrate with the EHR and six other features it must have.

Cost will be a factor in selecting a practice management system, but it shouldn't be the only one.

The latest batch of 2017 Physicians Practice Tech Survey data reveals that more practices are getting patients to use its portal.

This healthcare provider has seen firsthand how poor EHR design has contributed to burnout in physicians, PAs, and other practitioners.

The Physicians Practice Tech Survey confirms that physicians aren't fans of EHRs and health IT, in general. Here's a look into why this is the case.

This year's survey found that three-fourths of practices say the health IT industry is failing because doctors don't like the technology they use.

Many patients are resisting usage of patient portals or abandon using them after signing up. Here are 12 ways to get them on board permanently.

Technology will play an important role in determining a practice's success in MACRA. Here's what you need to invest in.

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

As a solo physician, it's not easy to drop an insurance plan when you know that could have a negative impact on your patients.

An administrative director reflects on the many emotions of collecting money from payers and patients in today's healthcare climate.

Ever wonder how your staff salaries compare with other regions of the country? Check out our regional data on key positions in medical practices.

Looking to see if your staff salaries are in line with national benchmarks? Check out our national data on key positions in medical practices broken out by years of experience.

Today's practice must be in tune with the reality of healthcare consumer demands, including using electronic billing services.

In our recurring blog "Inbox," we also get reader feedback on payers not requesting overpayments and the biggest HIPAA incidents of 2016.

When creating year-end reports, it's best to keep a positive outlook and prepare to propose solutions.

Utilizing practice data and becoming a "data whisperer" is your best course to solve problems that creep up in your practice.

Payment software could boost revenue and improve efficiencies at your practice. Here's how to get on board.

If your practice is still dragging its feet when it comes to EHR, consider hiring an expert to help with selection and implementation.