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If a medical practice's staff is successful in the pursuit of happiness, does it really mean that practice will have happy patients as well? Experts disagree.

Consider your practice in terms of the basic economics of supply and demand.

When it comes to physician recruiting, the dance between a potential employer and employee can be a complex one.

Very few practices predict an ability to meet all 15 core criteria for eligibility to receive incentive payments through CMS.

Would you like to transform your waiting room from a place where patients wait for healing to a place where healing begins?

For whatever reason, the author says, many physicians appear to be afraid of the phone.

First impressions are lasting.

Commercial payers can be inconsistent with reimbursement processes, which can lead to a significant administrative burden for your practice.

Demonstrate benefits of EHRs to reluctant physicians.

As a physician practicing family or internal medicine, you are more likely than your colleagues in other specialties to qualify for Medicare or Medicaid-related incentives for achieving meaningful use of electronic health records.

Learn about rollovers and penalties related to IRAs.

Unfunded mandates, lack of health insurance, standardization and too many incentive programs add costs and inefficiencies to physician practices.

Discover how to split IRA into smaller accounts.

Letters discuss working outside the box, modeling the behaviors you promote to patients, and pay-for-performance initiatives.

The author discusses building trust with new patients.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wants residents who are obese and smokers to pay a $50 fee to enroll in the state's Medicaid program.

Understand what to look for in a license agreement with an electronic health record vendor.

Understand the rules regarding online services.

Smiling at and making eye contact with your patients could make them healthier.

Thirty-five percent of physicians reported receiving on-call compensation daily and 21% reported receiving an annual payment for on-call coverage in 2010.

Know what to ask when interviewing someone for tech support.

Various factors combine to influence a practice's stability.

How to address the excuse, "I have no time to exercise."

Discover nuances of purchasing stock pre-2011.

Consumer Reports recently surveyed more than 600 primary care doctors and 49,000 patients to learn what makes the doctor-patient relationship tick.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is stepping up its efforts to help you confront health disparities among your patients stemming from their race or ethnicity.

Coordinated primary care should be at the center of any Medicaid reform, according to the American College of Physicians (ACP).

While Congress and the courts struggle over the future of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, Vermont is moving toward a single-payer healthcare system.