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ICD-10: Next Steps for Physicians' Practices
Sure, ICD-10 implementation is two years away, but there are things your medical practice should start doing today to prepare.
Basic Medical Terms Your Practice Staff Should Know
Proposed DME Prescription Rule Adds More Burdens on Physicians
Physicians and staff may have to spend extra time to reduce the potential of fraud and abuse from durable medical equipment prescriptions.
Managing Medical Practice Staff Workloads
Workload inequity can undermine staff motivation and teamwork. Here's how to balance the load.
Physician Assistants: Recognized, Valued in Healthcare Reform
The ACA is the most visible acceptance and recognition of physician assistants as a full member of the healthcare team, reflecting years of work.
Simple Methods to Reduce No Shows at Your Medical Practice
Here are seven simple things you can do to reduce no-show patients at your medical practice starting today.
Medical Loss Ratio Rebates: Distributing Them Properly
You may be eligible to receive a medical loss ratio rebate from the insurer of your medical practice staff. Here's a guide on how to distribute them properly.
Keeping Medical Practice Staff on Task
Day-to-day operations at your practice can easily get derailed. Here's how to keep staff on track despite possible disruptions.
Selling Your Medical Practice: Initial Steps to Take
The best way to optimize your sales price, no matter what the market conditions are like, is to optimize your operations.
Veterans as Physician Assistants a Win-win for Everyone
Employing veterans to help rectify the domestic primary-care provider shortage is a win-win, but more needs to be done.
Practice Operations Manual: Sample Table of Contents
Not sure where to get started on your medical practice's operations manual? Here's a table of contents to get you started.
How to Reach Out to and Recruit Physicians
Here are three key items every successful physician recruitment outreach strategy should include.
Crisis Management Plans for Medical Practices
An emergency can happen any time at your medical practice, so perhaps now is the best time to have a plan in place and educate staff.
Medical Practice Staff Empowerment
By empowering your staff, you can improve the performance, care, and service your practice provides. Some call the concept employee empowerment, others call it employee engagement; I call it common sense.
Physician Shortage, Reform Lead to New Staffing Roles
Three healthcare jobs are seeing increased recruitment thanks to a lack of physicians and the Affordable Care Act.
ACOs and the Potential Impact on Your Medical Practice
If an ACO comes knocking on the door of your medical practice, here are some pointers to assess your potential new partners.
Easy Practice Management Improvement Tips for Physicians
This video interview with MGMA consultant Rosemarie Nelson is packed with simple ways physicians can better balance patient care and practice management.
Creating a Culture for Success at Your Medical Practice
Medical practices have traditionally focused on patient care, leaving the business end to administrators. Now, as health reform advances, practice models are rapidly changing. Here's how to embrace the changes.
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How to Ensure a Successful EHR Implementation at Your Medical Practice
Are you ready to make the EHR leap? Training is crucial, but planning comes first.
How Senior Friendly is Your Medical Practice?
Every single day, an estimated 10,000 people in this country are turning 65. If you haven't made your practice senior-friendly, now is the time.
Tech Glitches That Derail a Medical Practice
From slow machines to system failures, here's how to deal with the most common technology snafus.
Providing Employee Benefit Opportunities at Your Medical Practice
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.
Rules for the Medical Office Break Room
The break room is the one place people can go for a reprieve from the demands of a busy medical practice. All too often, though, it's a mess. Here are a few tips to help stem the chaos.
Whether a Locum Tenens Physician Is Right for Your Practice
How to determine if a locum tenens physician is right for your practice.
Keys to Retaining Employees at Your Medical Practice
Losing a key member of your medical practice staff not only hurts operations, but it can be costly as well. Here are some tips to retain your top employees.
Medical Practice Staff Recognition Comes in Many Forms
The wise physician will find methods to fairly compensate and reward excellent patient care delivered by their medical practice staff.
Increase Medical Practice Staff Teamwork, Productivity
Fix the rift between front- and back-office staff with these strategies.
Embrace, Don't Exclude, Physician Assistants as Team Members
My experience as a leader at our hospital is just one example of using physician assistants as a valuable member of the healthcare team.