August 28th 2025
Enhance patient care with five strategies to streamline referrals, ensuring seamless specialty care and reducing risks for your practice.
August 26th 2025
With hundreds of options on the market, here’s how to find a system that truly works for your practice.
August 25th 2025
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
August 21st 2025
Practical, front-desk-tested tips to improve patient flow, reduce stress and boost satisfaction.
August 19th 2025
Explore key factors to consider before outsourcing in medical practices, balancing efficiency gains with potential risks and control challenges.
My Practice is Being Squeezed by the Local Hospital: Litigation as a last resort
Competition is a rough process, but it still has to be fair, which is why antitrust laws were created.
3 financial questions early career physicians must answer
Discomfort or trepidations aside, you’ll have to answer these tough, but inevitable, questions.
Challenges you’ll face when starting a private medical practice
Despite advantages to private practice, fewer physicians are choosing to open their own practice than ever before.
Strategy checklist for medical practice acquisitions
If your practice doesn't already have a strategic growth plan, make one
Asset Protection and Physician Family Businesses
A bare minimum checklist for your business.
Exploring the advantages of a Virtual Compliance Assistance Partner
More Compliance Officers (CO) are engaging in Virtual Compliance Assistance (VCA) as an affordable option to quickly adapt to the industry’s shifting regulatory environment.
Syringe supply shortage could challenge Covid-19 vaccine distribution
A needle-free Covid-19 vaccine delivery option will help ensure greater compliance.
Technology adds hope for mental health in the midst of national crises
Three ways to help your patients who may be suffering in silence.
How extended families present asset protection risk
Three predictable and recurring legal and financial risks physicians face when holding informal jointly-owned with extended family.
Six considerations for integrating medical transcriptions into your operations
Leverage higher-accuracy transcription services to streamline your business operations
7 reasons to be happy you’re in primary care
Looking for the positive in the pandemic.
Why document automation is important for physicians
Document automation is an important tool that can help alleviate administrative burdens.
How to evolve your patient communication strategy during COVID19
Tactics should be built on a foundation of the three pillars: Educate, identify and treat.
Three ways healthcare facilities are rebounding from COVID-19
Leaders from several organizations explain how they’re meeting the needs of their patients and employees.
5 ways to reengage patients in the COVID19 era
It is critical to provide crystal clear communications along every step, including where they should park and how to check-in upon arrival.
Telemedicine may pose new threats for physician burnout
Until we learn how to take advantage of the benefits, and manage the challenges of telemedicine, it will be anxiety-provoking.
Backstage Support Heroes: Gratitude for those working magic behind the scenes
Rapid credentializations have allowed healthcare professionals to practice across multiple states during the pandemic.
Negotiating with a major competing hospital
You don’t have to be locked in combat with a hospital; in many instances, it can be beneficial for independent physician groups and hospitals to work together.
PPE composition: Variations matter
Not all PPE materials are created equal and composition will change how you use this equipment in your workplace.
How physicians can manage burnout with less time
Mindfulness and mind-body practices are very important for building a resilience to burnout.
Reopening elective surgeries after COVID19
As you map out your practice's reopening plan, it’s important that it continues to prioritize patient care.
Ensuring a smooth ‘Go-Live’ process in the COVID-19 era
Moving charting software implementation out of the testing phase and into reality does not have to be a high-stress event.
Traps to avoid with physician practice mergers
If you are a physician practice owner who is considering a merger at some point, it is vital to learn more about this process early in the game.
The pros and cons of private practice versus hospital employment
What physicians should consider when choosing their path.
The health disparities of systemic racism
Systemic racism is also a public health issue.
Reopening Facilities After COVID-19: Strategies for mitigating risk
Now that some states are beginning to open up public spaces, what should nursing homes and assisted living facilities do to mitigate their risk for lawsuits going forward?
Why burnout remains an important topic during the pandemic
Existing challenges in addressing burnout have been exacerbated throughout the pandemic, Wayne Jonas, MD, says. We need to up our game in burnout prevention and management.
Leveraging digital and policy tools to address the COVID-19 Behavioral Health Crisis
An estimated 56 percent of adults report the pandemic has negatively impacted their mental health.
Best states for physicians in 2020: 5 states with the highest physician salaries
Find out in which states you can make the most for your services. Will the rankings surprise you?
Top five best things about being an independent physician
In honor of Independence Day, here are five of the top good things about remaining an independent physician.