Practice Management

These tips can help you develop a DIY marketing plan for your practice.

The bond between a patient and their primary care provider is crucial for achieving the best health care results.

Health care professionals should understand how attitudes and behaviors can impede communication, trust, and patient engagement.

An effective EHR solution improves workflow processes and reduces the amount of time you spend inputting patient data.

Survey asks if people know primary care physicians can prescribe medications for OUD.

When patient access and financial clearance processes are outdated, the resulting inefficiencies create delays in the patient’s journey from initial contact to care access – delays that contribute to revenue leakage and can impact patient satisfaction.

U.S. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter gives his views on the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and why physicians should get involved with policy decisions.

CEO discusses consolidation in health care.

In How Is Medical Practice Evolving, the survey featured responses from 864 physicians in the US on how current health care trends and challenges have impacted their medical practice. Here are the biggest trends challenging physicians:

What is needed is a new model of immediate care in which providers don’t just look to treat the symptoms presenting themselves at that time, but instead allow them to treat the surface-level symptoms while being able to dig deeper and look at the root cause of each patient episode.

Report serves as benchmark for salaries and wages across the nation.

As the health care market consolidates, what should an independent physician do?

Does consolidation in health care result in better pay or less administrative burden for physicians?

What impact has health care consolidation had on patient access to care and the continuity of care?

Major retailers tried to remake health care, but most have already abandoned their attempts. Will these setbacks deter other corporations and private equity firms from continuing to consolidate health care?

Can independent physicians survive in a market where consolidation is taking place all around them?

Is consolidation in health care living up to the promises to doctors and patients?

Watch three educational sessions on coding and billing, retirement planning, and group disability insurance.

Walmart’s recent decision to discontinue its health care initiative is a notable yet unsurprising development in the ongoing quest by non-traditional players to navigate the intricate landscape of health care delivery.

What are the potential opportunity costs of not making the transition to value-based care?

Rep. Buddy Carter discusses issues affecting the American health care system.

A discussion of potential opportunities and legal risks that physicians and medical aesthetics business owners should be aware of going into the second half of 2024 and beyond.

Some health care policies and programs are antiquated.

VBC models can be challenging, and success requires an understanding of the reimbursement model, significant investment in infrastructure and possible changes in the way medicine is practiced.

Lawmakers understand the PA problems.

Integrate these five leadership skills to invigorate your patients, your staff, and your business.

How do physicians and pharmacists compete?

The American Medical Association surveyed physicians on prior authorizations and the effect they have on patient care.

The right kind of ownership transition plan can mitigate challenges and ensure physician (and patient) retention and the best patient care.

While there are general steps that health care providers can take to ease the transition to value-based care and be prepared for the future, leadership and standards are imperative to making a full transition to value-based care work.