Practice Management

Melinda Mastel of the Medical College of Wisconsin breaks down how finance leaders can build strategic thinking into their everyday workflow.

Win back lapsed patients with EHR outreach, better service and low-cost community and digital marketing to grow your practice.

Neil Baum, M.D., gives seven tips to enhance the patient experience.

Melinda Mastel on why hidden operational drift, not finances, is often what quietly pushes a medical group off budget.

Federal judge blocks RFK Jr.'s vaccine schedule overhaul, giving physician practices a period of clearer, more stable guidance.

Five scheduling tweaks that practices can make to reduce burnout without sacrificing revenue, from protected admin time to telehealth variety.

Independent practices can win payer negotiations, but preparation is everything. Doral Jacobsen of Prosper Beyond VBC explains how.

A Physicians Practice survey shows chronic tardiness, co-worker conflict and staffing fears shape how leaders handle personnel problems.

Doctors embrace AI for notes and decisions, but policies lag. Practices must manage shadow tools, training, privacy and patient questions.

Neil Baum, M.D., talks about the intersection of marketing and quality.

Hybrid AI scribing pairs fast draft notes with human review to reduce errors, liability and physician workload.

AI adoption in physician practices is accelerating. The contracts, however, often get less scrutiny than the sales pitch.

Melinda Mastel of the Medical College of Wisconsin shares how finance leaders can move beyond spreadsheets to drive strategic change in medical practices.

Skip the coding cert. Lead your revenue cycle team with one shared metric, less shadow work and a culture that fixes problems before they pile up.

Practice leaders urge longer HTI-5 timelines, warning ONC certification rollbacks may shift risk to providers and weaken AI and privacy safeguards.

John Pack: Lenders size up practices by EBITDA, AR days and payer mix. Strong margins and clean receivables can unlock better financing.

Winning medical practices don't follow trends; they make bold strategic choices. These counterintuitive habits set market leaders apart.

Neil Baum, M.D., discusses the importance of observation in the practice of medicine.

These real-world guardrails will help physicians and practice admins curb after-hours charting, tame portals and reduce burnout in clinic life.

Why preventive care raises claims first, then lowers long-term health costs through engagement, stabilization and avoided hospitalizations.

John Pack said midsize practices often land in a financing “no-man’s-land.”

No-shows are frustrating, sure. But they’re also fixable, especially when you treat them like a systems problem instead of a patient-manners issue.

Rising costs squeeze physician practices, fueling consolidation and financing hurdles; learn how cash-flow fixes and readiness keep independence possible.

Neil Baum, M.D., gives advice for how to put a value on your practice when it comes time to sell.

John Pack: Rising costs, squeezed reimbursements and buyer pressure are accelerating physician practice consolidation, with pandemic aftershocks still felt.