Practice Management

The impact of the health exchanges and Medicaid expansion will depend on geography, but every practice will be affected to some extent.

No matter if you are a good manager of your staff or not, at some point you will (or should) have to review their performance and consider raises

The Food and Drug Administration’s black box warning is the strongest advisory that prescription drugs can contain without being pulled from the market in the U.S. If improperly prescribed, drugs with a black box warning can lead to serious adverse events. How can prescribers reduce the legal risks of prescribing drugs with black box warnings?

Why the major challenges of 2014 are also opportunities for primary care

If you're concerned that your vendor won't be ready for the ICD-10 updates by Oct. 1, 2014, here are some questions you need to ask

In the world according to Frank, profitability is the most important responsibility of a medical practice. Here’s why.

Experience-based medicine is a personal and dynamic learning process based on the everyday experiences in the life of every clinician.

A Georgia specialist finds it hard to jot life details about patients on stagnant EHR fields

The healthcare market is behind in its preparation for ICD-10, according to a new WEDI survey, and it could result in major payment slowdowns next October. Here’s why.

The numbers of new Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) climbed to 123, according to new numbers from Health and Human Services.

Winter and the holidays are fast approaching. These are typically times in which patients have trouble. Here a few tips to help keep your patients out of the emergency department.

As more adults are being charged with taking responsibility for their healthcare costs and outcomes, a recent survey suggests that many don’t have a clear understanding of what many health insurance terms mean.

GlaxoSmithKline changes its sales and marketing practices to put more focus on patients, CEO says.

Many physicians are already accustomed to using social media to build valuable career connections, which may lead to future job opportunities. But now, one social media site is taking steps to bring the jobs directly to physicians.

The number of patients – and even physicians – who are “symptom searching” online continues to increase.

For physicians, blogs can be valuable tools to promote their practice or to help boost their careers.

Features such as short wait times and convenient location are not what keep patients coming back, according to a new study

As the deadline to secure 2014 healthcare coverage grows closer, many Americans say they would rather pay a fine than sign up for insurance.

The complexity of insurance reform and time demands of administrative mandates are putting ever-greater pressure on primary care doctors' ability to care for their patients.

‘High deductible’ patients provide an opportunity for practices to modernize payment policies.

A new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule known as the “two-midnight provision” instructs physicians on when hospital admission is appropriate.

Some patients with high deductible plans neglect preventative care.

Delivering quality patient care key to physician satisfaction, study finds

Breaking up with your spouse could be the the greatest threat to the financial health of your medical practice.

An Oklahoma family physician explains how a high-volume practice uses its EHR system

Thought leaders identify risks that many physicians overlook and offer steps to protect from liability

There are times when a practice needs to order supplies for patients through a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) provider. But there has been some recent changes to these rules.

Whether they like it or not, physicians are in the public space. Physician and social media pro Dr. Bryan Vartabedian says it’s important that physicians shape their own online conversation, rather than letting others shape it for them. Here are three tips to get started.

Toxic employees can be a drag on your medical practice, sapping the morale of your staff and impacting how your patients view you. Here are some tips to help you identify and manage toxic employees, and provide these workers a chance to shape up before you have no choice but to ship them out.

Your practice successfully terminated participation in a health plan that no longer represents a good value proposition for you. Here are some things to think about as you become a non-participating provider.