Practice Management

When it comes to the burdens facing medical practices, the challenges are many and varied.

Doctors are continuing to abandon private practice in favor of direct or indirect hospital employment

A new advocacy organization for independent physicians.

University of Texas study finds a 9% decrease in length of hospital stays when collaborative care teams treat patients

A new advocacy organization for independent physicians.

We are heading for a ‘global human energy crisis.’ Emotional intelligence will be vital to navigate it.

Follow these steps to ensure patient satisfaction and maintain continuity of care

The proportion of cancer patients who are 50-64 is increasing while the proportion of those 65 and older is shrinking.

The annual hospital employee benefits survey from Aon shows that hospitals are bolstering pay and benefits to combat turnover. Data shows that 62% of hospitals reported increased turnover among nurses, 41% experienced higher departures among non-physician clinical positions and 22% said that physicians are leaving more often than the prior 12 months. Hospitals reported that turnover happens most often among medical professionals with tenures of one to three years. According to the report, here’s what hospitals are doing to try to retain medical professionals:

Study finds majority takes less than three weeks, and many spend some vacation time working

Study shows promise of AI helping doctors identify social determinant risks

Green lighting has emerged as a more efficient and flexible solution to the prior authorization dilemma

Expenses have outpaced revenue by almost 3:1

Online visits with family doctors led to fewer emergency visits in the following week.

As quality measures grow stricter, choosing the best ones to report and incorporating measurements into workflow are more important than ever

There are several technologies on the market today that are designed to prevent problematic claims from ever being submitted in the first place.

Streamlining operations allows physicians to spend their time caring for patients, and for patients to feel cared for

It’s possible to get more, high-quality patient visits during the day with less charting at night.

Need those remote workers back in the office next year? Here’s what to consider.

66% of health care leaders surveyed said they plan to leave their current positions

ACO group says the bill would help lower Medicare costs and improve quality

Study shows the need for greater communication with patients beyond the initial prescription

A discussion about the risks practices are going to face in the coming year