Practice Finance

How to handle misinformed patients.

A look at seven things that will impact physicians this year.

Frederick M. Cummings, JD, talks to Medical Economics about apology laws and what impact they have on patient relations and medical malpractice lawsuits.

New tools have been created to seamlessly integrate with existing EHRs and offer the missing capabilities providers need to optimize their revenue cycle.

Doctors can be a bit disorganized at times...

Frederick M. Cummings, JD, a medical malpractice attorney with Dickinson Wright, discusses proactive strategies for preventing a malpractice lawsuit.

Reimbursement trends every doctor needs to know

Patient attitudes can often be more challenging than their health conditions. Here are strategies to deal with the most common issues.

The annual exam is significantly underutilized, but provides opportunity for both physicians and patients to make preventive care a priority.

Like caring for your patients’ physical health, the first step in managing your own financial health is gathering data and creating your roadmap for success.

How to reduce the compaints from Medicare patients who want multiple issues addressed in one visit.

There are ways to fund the growth of a practice beyond a private equity investment.

Readers respond to recent articles.

Insight into a doctor's New Year's resolutions...

Many times a patient’s “Oh, by the way …” comment turns an encounter that was scheduled as a preventive medicine visit or a minor office surgery into something more.

Practice transformation to a direct pay or concierge model is one solution physicians are taking to deal with burnout, declining revenue and payer hassles.

James Underberg, MD, discusses how he left a large health system to open his own practice, and provides tips for physicians considering the same move.

Real estate is the second highest expense behind payroll for most healthcare practices. 

Malpractice suits require some unique defenses.

Protect your reputation from disgruntled patients.

If your practice is like most other practices, then one area where you could use some work is billing and collections. Here are six resolutions that can improve your billing and collections in 2020.

Don’t leave the management and growth of your practice up to chance. Now is the right time to think about what you want to achieve in 2020. Here’s how to prepare.

The ability to maximize collections and profitability is vital for medical practices.

Trying to prevent malpractice suits is one thing, but this is ridiculous.

What it is, what these firms want, and why your practice might be a target

Practices looking to hire medical assistants should consider each candidate’s education and certification, as well as past medical and administrative work experience.

How to thread the needle when talking to patients about medical mistakes.

Focus on trust and communication