Staff Salary Survey

A recap of this year’s most popular blogs and some of the key lessons that can be learned from each.

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

Exit interviews tell you why good people are leaving – after they've left. Stay interviews help understand an employee's concerns while she is still on the job.

Here are the dos and don'ts of rewarding your hardworking employees.

Each year, medical practices should review their employee benefits. Here are some ideas on changing what you've done in the past to reward your staff.

In the wake of learning of another practice's staffing level, I'm re-examining what it takes to make my medical office run efficiently.

No longer can a medical practice be run like it was in the last century. A successful medical practice must run more as a professional business.

Strategic staffing: Get your pieces in the right places

If a medical office is closed, and therefore, not generating income, should staff members be paid?

The best performing practices in the country tend to have more staff than practices doing less well. Why? More support staff means physicians can focus on seeing patients -- and bringing in money. Find out how your staff per physician ratio compares to national benchmarks.

Choosing the right health plan for my staff means balancing business expense and employee satisfaction.

A neighborhood tragedy followed by a coincidence brought another potential employee benefit to mind for my medical practice.

I know money isn't everything …but I also want to provide for my staff what I can for them.

Work flow, technology, and shaking up traditional job duties can all affect staffing needs

Your view of compensation ― as a cost or as an investment ― can have a major impact on the long term growth of your practice.

Looking for the keys to job satisfaction for your employees? Look no further than autonomy, action, and assessment.

No doubt salaries are important, but are you paying the right people today and will you have the right mix in the coming years? The experts weigh in.

Here's the data from our 2011 Staff Salary Survey.

Good tech support staff is crucial to achieving successful EHR implementation and other priorities like interoperability. Here’s how to find the health IT support you need.

The cost of staffing can consume as much as 30 percent of operating expenses for a medical practice. However, don't be tempted to cut staff. Instead, invest in your staff so you get and keep highly motivated, productive people on your team.

With a growing shortage of primary-care physicians, NPs are fast becoming the resource of choice

A sample review form for staff performance.

It’s hard to know how much is enough when it comes to recruiting and paying staff. Wouldn’t it be great if you knew what everyone else was paying their staff and could compare? Now you can. Our staff salary survey returns for a second year of national and regional salary stats, plus expert advice from seasoned veterans.

Most practices waste scads of money - then wonder why they need a microscope to see their bottom line. To keep you on the right road, we’ve posted the signs to a more efficient and productive practice.