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4 tips to tackle practice procrastination
Deb Beaulieu
Part of being human, I think, is to put certain tasks off until the last possible second. You don't see many people lining up on the first of the month to get their cars
Selling practices to hospitals can hurt profits
Despite the trend, selling your practice to a hospital isn't a surefire way to increase profits. To the contrary, physicians who give up control to hospitals may see their incomes drop, especially if
Private practices leak 15% of profits
For the 50 percent of U.S. physicians currently running private practices, making payroll each month, let alone keeping their doors open, has become a widespread struggle. As a recent column from
Meds, vaccines, payments: Should physicians ever say never?
Practices face tough decisions these days that deal with how to treat patients in regards to addictive medications, vaccinations, and payments upon services. Increasingly, practice managers must
3 practice tips to thrive in hard times
Tennessee group practice Fayetteville Medical Associates recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. "Never in that time--which included the 1918 flu epidemic, two world wars, and at least one
4 tips for a strong post-recession practice
Even with signs of economic recovery , patients are struggling to pay their medical bills, making it continually difficult for practices to maintain healthy bottom lines. For example, Dr. Mark G.
3 tips for right-sizing practice staff
If there's ever been a time to right size your office staff, it's now, practice management expert Elizabeth Woodcock recently wrote in ModernMedicine. To keep bottom lines healthy in challenging
Health reform: Six steps to prep now
While all physicians aren't necessarily celebrating the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act this month, there's less ambivalence over the idea that practices have an enormous task ahead of them in
Three fast fixes for superior phone service
Most practices know how critical their use of the telephone is to customer service and patient satisfaction, yet phone-related complaints remain a recurring theme in survey firm Press Ganey's annual
Are some doctors just meant to be independent?
As the saying goes, the grass isn't always greener when you have someone else worrying about how to run your practice. While it's often said that giving up business control and autonomy can be
