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April 5th 2024
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March 14th 2024
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Managing Patient Referrals, Retention, and Risk the Disney Way
Lessons from Disney can offer physicians three key components to consistently create a positive patient experience.
Tie Staff Bonuses to Medical Practice Performance
Holiday bonuses are great, but they are often expected each year. Here's an alternative to consider, linking bonus pay to performance criteria.
A Physician’s Start-Up Guide: Staffing Your Practice
In Part 4 of our start-up series, we’ll address the foundational issues on your practice’s single largest asset and its greatest liability: employees.
Medical Practice Staffing: There's No Right Number for All Physicians
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.
Maintaining Medical Practice Work Flow
Interruptions are part of daily life at a medical practice, but by addressing frequent work flow issues proactively, you can maintain great patient care.
AMA's Social Media Guidelines Reflect Common Sense for Clinicians
Want to have a presence in social media as a clinician? Follow the AMA's guidelines, which reflect common sense.
Stemming Losses in Copays, Deductibles at Your Practice's Front Desk
Here are three ways to stop 'lost' copayments and deductibles at the time of service at your medical practice.
How Your Medical Practice Can Avoid ICD-10 Pitfalls
Transitioning to ICD-10 presents big challenges, so turn to technology to ease your coding woes.
Hiring a Medical Practice Administrator
Hiring an administrator or practice manager may be one of the most significant hires you make. But how do you hire one successfully?
The Right People in the Right Roles Is Key to Your Medical Practice
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.
Establishing the Chain Of Command at Your Medical Practice
Clear guidelines on practice reporting structures will empower employees to work more effectively.
Medical Practice Staffing: It's Quality Not Quantity That Pays Off
One of the top ways that a family practice clinic, in particular, hemorrhages money is staffing, or more specifically, too large of an entourage.
Boosting Medical Practice Productivity: A Case Study
Here is a case study for a multiple-physician practice that increased its productivity without any additional equipment or software - just a good hard look at its processes.
ICD-10 Documentation - Preparing Staff for Changes
Which staff members should be on the ICD-10 documentation team, how to determine what documentation is needed, and what the key changes to anticipate are.
Registered Nurses an Ideal Fit for Primary Care Practices
Here are four good reasons to hire a registered nurse for your primary care practice …maybe even instead of a medical assistant.
Physicians Practice Staff Salary Survey 2012
Strategic staffing: Get your pieces in the right places
Tech Tools for Your Medical Practice's Front Office
Your front-desk staff is underappreciated but crucial to your success. Arm them with these high-tech helpers to get their jobs done right without burning out.
Recognizing Medical Practice Staff
Looking for ways to praise your hard-working staff, without breaking the bank? Here's how to motivate your office to achieve the common goal of boosting patient satisfaction.
Managing Patient Flow: Keep the Lines of Communication Open
Reducing patient cycle time and improving patient satisfaction can both be accomplished if you improve your practice's communication channels.
Medicare Fraud and Abuse and Your Practice
The government is getting more aggressive-a lot more aggressive-in going after possible fraud. Here's how to keep your practice out of legal hot water.
Monitoring Health Reform Change at Your Medical Practice
How to keep your practice up to date with changing healthcare policies and industry standards.
Employees vs. Contractors in Medical Practice: What's in a Name?
Here's how to avoid a potentially expensive mistake by misclassifying an employee versus a contractor.
Collecting Patient Information: A Script for Your Staff
Want the right way for your staff to get patient data during scheduling and visits? Here's a handy guide to print and post at your practice.
Should Medical Practice Staff Get Paid When the Office is Closed?
If a medical office is closed, and therefore, not generating income, should staff members be paid?
Staffing Benchmarks
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.
'I Feel I Am Successful When I Am Prepared'
Juggling motherhood and private practice makes preparation key.
Many Roles for PAs in an ACO Healthcare Model
Many PAs do very well in this ACO care delivery model because of their unique relationship with physicians, staff, and patients and coordination of care responsibilities.
Communication Breakdowns at Your Medical Practice
Are docs and staff just not on the same page? Here's how to fix it.
Picking the Right Health Insurance for Medical Practice Staff
Choosing the right health plan for my staff means balancing business expense and employee satisfaction.
Make Your Medical Practice More Efficient
Not enough hours in the day? Small changes can have a big impact on your practice efficiency - and your life.