Practice Models

In a recent study, researchers found that only 3.3 percent of emergency room visits are avoidable. Also, Houston-area hospitals brace for hurricane fallout.

What does the average high-performing medical practice do to stay ahead of the curve? A recent survey looked at this.

In her book, Halee Fischer-Wright says there has been misguided efforts to define value in healthcare and it needs to be re-examined.

Healthcare professional explains how concierge care can work for hospital systems and patients on a large scale.

This Locum Tenens recruiter has gone from explaining to doctors what the concept is to explaining how it would work for them.

The self-funded employer market is a good opportunity for your practice, you just have to let them know your practice is a good fit for them.

If you are interested in starting a direct care practice, here are a few tools that will be of assistance to you for documentation, billing, and more.

Using the bathtub can help explain how practices must maintain appropriate supply and demand with patients.

A healthcare professional explains how concierge medicine can improve physician/patient communication.

An interview with the CEO of Kaiser Permanente's medical group in California puts the problem with our health system into perspective.

According to new data from the CDC, opioid prescription rates fell over a five-year period from 2010 to 2015, but are still triple where they were in 1999.

With the CMS' Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and value-based care model in full effect, it's important for physicians to understand what MIPS means for their practices.

If you are looking to combine your practice with another, here are some ways to ensure the merger goes off without a hitch.

Follow these tips to avoid feeling overwhelmed by MACRA requirements, while remaining prepared for the uncertain future.

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

A recent policy adopted by the AMA sends the wrong message to physician practices about the so-called threat of retail clinics.

Ocean Spray Cranberries is the perfect analog for an independent practice association – a cooperative comprised of independent entities with central operations.

Concierge medicine can benefit everyone and is not the high-end medical service some make it out to be, according to this expert.

This blogger is taking on a new role at the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), where he'll work closely with the AMA.

The telemedicine phenomenon is growing, especially in pediatrics. This podcast looks at why the specialty is an ideal landing spot for the technology.

Use the "knowledge, skills, and attitude" concept when hiring staff at your practice, to ensure you bring the right person aboard.

For the first time ever, practice owners no longer represent the physician majority, according to a new AMA study.

Being short-staffed can cripple a medical practice. That's why having emergency staffing plans in place is a must.

Health information technology is playing a critical role in delivering data to the point of care when and how physicians need it.

This physician enjoys charting so much she wants to share her passion with fellow staff members at her practice.