MGMA 2022: The difference between a leader and a manager
A medical practice needs to have both leaders and managers.
Messy moments: How to feel comfortable in conflict with someone of higher ‘rank’
It can be difficult for staff when they are in conflict with someone more senior than themselves.
Value-based care catching up to fee-for-service
Outcomes-based models are spreading, but fee-for-service still dominates payment landscape.
How your practice can thrive in a patient-centric health care landscape
For many clinicians, consumerism is a concept that is not very tangible, so practitioners may not know how to fight something that they cannot see, feel, or touch.
How to lower your monthly rent during a lease renewal negotiation
For the majority of practices, real estate is the second highest expense behind payroll.
5 Keys to successfully implementing strategy
The most common reason for strategy failure is that they failed to build execution into their strategic planning process.
Q&A: How micro-incentives are helping to advance value-based care
Monetary micro-incentives routed directly to individual clinicians are being used to shift providers into value-based behaviors without the need to re-contract rates or design new payment models.
Messy moments: When one colleague silences another
Ways to create psychological safety in your care group.
Want to sell your medical practice?
Regardless of the reason for selling, there are numerous complex issues a medical practice must consider when its owners decide to sell.
Physicians have more work than time in the day
Study determines amount of time needed for guideline-based care.
Temporary vs. permanent: Is it time to restructure physician work?
While there is no silver bullet solution, we can agree that what’s really important is patients having access to quality, credentialed providers.
Telehealth vs. telewealth: Six steps to ensure your future
Your success or lack thereof will rest upon patient loyalty.
Practice tip of the week: Five ways physicians can minimize interruptions
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
Magic at Disney: It’s available in healthcare
When a moment of magic often occurs, hopefully, more frequently than moments of misery, the positive movement is not recognized and is seldom celebrated.
Private practice strategy: A road map to success
Strategic planning is your practice’s road map to a shared vision.
What burned out workers really want from employers
As healthcare worker burnout is on the rise and job satisfaction falls at twice the rate of other sectors, it’s clear healthcare employers may be underestimating the level of support needed across the industry.
Consumer trust affects the future of health systems
Here are six things you need to do now to build trust.
Would you go to a doctor like you?
Put yourself in your patient's shoes.
How physician-owned ASCs can overcome staffing challenges
While staffing shortages are nothing new to the healthcare industry, the pandemic elevated the issue to a critical level.
How to do away with the broken healthcare system
Will the health system battered by the pandemic emerge more vital in the year ahead?
Messy moments: That’s not the way we do things here
Rigidly sticking to the traditional way of doing things can be detrimental to staff wellbeing.
Report: Health care facility management, nurse compensation rising
Compensation is rising, as staffing shortages persist.
The roast and the pan: Implications for healthcare
Just because it's always been done a certain way, doesn't mean it needs to be.
Patient as a payer: Practice solutions to deliver comfort, confidence, and convenience
As the prevalence of high deductible health plans has increased, patients are responsible for a greater portion of their medical bills.
Broken windows: A metaphor for fixing problems
When a window is broken or a problem is identified in our practices, then fix it immediately.
Messy moments: Physicians productively address relational problems so that it’s better for everyone
Reducing generational tension among staff can make your practice run smoother.
Stop leaking money
Improve your practice’s cash flow with the right financial strategies.
4 Tips on physician practice succession planning
Don't wait until it's too late to start planning for practice succession.
Tackling healthcare inequities
The color of one’s skin should never be a death sentence or greatly impact health outcomes.
4 Things to avoid when selling your practice
Avoid these pitfalls when selling your medical practice.