Medical marijuana: 9 questions physicians get asked

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Physicians Practice® spoke with Kristina Hutson, a product line developer at Availity, about surprise billing events in independent healthcare practices and what owners and administrators can do to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence.

Doctors need to address patients’ worries about costs.

Physicians Practice® spoke with Rachael Sauceman, the head of strategic initiatives for Full Media—a digital marketing agency based in Chattanooga, Tennessee—about how practices can best market their services in the digital realm.

Health care ultimately must be about customer care.

Burnout can create a ripple effect across practices when it leads to less empathetic patient encounters, rushed appointments and increased wait times.