Staff

Medical scribes are not just a band-aid to help physicians properly use EHRs; they boost physician satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and profitability.

Last week I had my first patient experience with a medical scribe. Here's what I observed and what I learned.

Despite a softening in economic gridlock, most practices are stymied when it comes to adding staff. We show you ways to maximize staff effectiveness.

According to Physicians Practice's 2014 Staff Salary Survey, most medical practices are holding firm on hiring and staff raises. Here's what practices are paying.

The significant value of physician/physician assistant teams is confirmed by a recently published MGMA report.

Providing great customer service at your medical practice boosts revenue and patient satisfaction. Here are 10 tips.

Physicians may feel they praise staff members, but, in reality many come up short. Here are guidelines for giving effective praise.

Despite how you feel about the ICD-10 delay, make it work for you, not against you. Here are five planning strategies to consider.

Here are four assessment areas your practice can use to develop training for the ICD-10 medical coding system transition.

To continue to attract and keep top-quality physician assistants on staff, private medical practices should consider three approaches.

Physician Mary Christ expresses skepticism about the expanding roles for nurse practitioners.

Thoughtful offboarding of a locum tenens physician will ensure continuity of care for patients and maximize the financial benefit to your medical practice.

Whether they think it is good or bad news, savvy physicians will use the extra time to prepare their practices for the ICD-10 coding transition wisely.

Whether your medical practice was ready to implement ICD-10 in October 2014 or not, here's what you need to do to get ready for the transition in 2015.

Administrators and physicians are both leaders. While each role is important and unique, in order to be most effective, they need to work together.

Medical school taught you to practice medicine, not how to manage your staff. Here's a crash course.

Investing time and attention in the medical practice staff hiring process reduces costs and boosts staff retention.

Congress decided that physicians need one more year to prepare for ICD-10. Here's what it means for your medical practice and the healthcare industry overall.

Do you cultivate positive, working relationships with your key departments or vendors? If not, changing your approach might yield amazing results.

Recruiting patients is important. Retaining them, more so. Here are five ways to keep your patients satisfied and coming back to your medical practice.

Important points about the physician assistant profession that could ease physician apprehension about working with them.

Here's what physicians and their medical practices can do to make the most of limited time with patients.

Physician assistants and nurse practitioners share what they look for in recruitment packages.

Here are some key reasons why medical practices should consider self-paced ICD-10 training for physicians and staff.

Important financial and compliance issues can be digested easily with a little planning. March is a good time to look at HR issues in your practice.