Negotiating with Payers as a Small Practice
Small practices won ' t have access to a private payer ' s reimbursement rates, so what they are to do? (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 2, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Melissa Young, MD Tags: Blog Fee Schedule Survey Contracts Operations Payers Source Type: news

If I Could Change One Thing about Medicine
You ' re granted one opportunity to change healthcare. What do you do? (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 2, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Physicians Practice Staff Tags: Career Healthcare Reform Work/Life Balance Source Type: news

The Cloud Protects Practices from Mother Nature
Despite flooding, power outages, and physical loss, the cloud recently helped modern medical practices avoid four disasters. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 2, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Terry E. Douglas Tags: Blog Health IT HIPAA Compliance Technology Source Type: news

Digital Marketing vs. Traditional Healthcare Marketing
Here are a few reasons why practices need to invest in digital healthcare marketing over traditional methods. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 1, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Manish Kumar Chauhan Tags: Blog Marketing Technology Patient Relations Referrals Source Type: news

HHS Secretary & #039;s Travel Habits under Scrutiny
President Trump said he was mad at HHS Secretary Tom Price for misusing public money to fly on a private charter plane. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 29, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: Healthcare Reform EHR Work/Life Balance Technology Source Type: news

Finding Peace and Quiet at your Practice
Here are a few ways that you can keep the peace at your practice and at your home life. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 29, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Jeff Davidson Tags: Blog Work/Life Balance Productivity Physician Productivity Source Type: news

Drilling Down on the Female-Male Pay Disparity among PAs
Female PAs make 86 percent of what their male counterparts earn, a recent study found. This is profoundly unfair. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 29, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Stephen H. Hanson, PA-C Tags: Blog Employment Healthcare Careers Self Pay Source Type: news

Coding Questions: Definition of Direct Contact
Coding expert Bill Dacey answers questions on the correct definition of ' contact ' and the ' mid-point rule ' during a medical visit. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 28, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Bill Dacey Tags: Coding Training Performance Source Type: news

Warning: Physician Owned Liability is Far-reaching
A recent kickback case against a spine surgeon and his fianc ée underscores the importance of physicians understanding of anti-kickback and Stark laws. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 28, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA Tags: Blog Law & Malpractice Career Risk Management Training Source Type: news

7 Things to Consider When Retiring from Practice
Most physicians realize they can ' t just up and retire, but how exactly do you prepare for life after medicine? (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 27, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Karen Zupko Tags: Pearl Healthcare Careers Work/Life Balance Pearls Source Type: news

Determining Your Practice & #039;s Strategic Plan
The first step to strategically plan for your practice is defining the organization ' s values, community vision, and mission. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 27, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Nick Hernandez Tags: Blog Managers Administrators Healthcare Careers Operations Source Type: news

Who Should Control the New Healthcare System?
The latest attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare are no better than the health law itself. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 27, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Linda Girgis, MD Tags: Blog Healthcare Reform Compliance Patient Relations Payers Source Type: news

A Very Revealing Patient History
To his physicians dismay, a patient pulled out all of the stops when asked to talk about his family history. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 26, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Jon Carter Tags: Operations Patient Relations Patients Source Type: news

Prepping Your Medical Practice for Crisis
The key to being prepared for any kind of crisis at your practice is to plan far in advance and know where important documents are at all times. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 26, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Ike Devji, JD Tags: Blog Healthcare Careers Training Operations Source Type: news

Why Our Medical Practice is Dying
Here ' s why practices like ours can ' t thrive in this new environment. MGMA has the data to back it up. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - September 25, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Leann DiDomenico McAllister Terence Redmond McAllister, MD Tags: Blog Healthcare Careers Accounts Receivable Operations Physician Productivity Source Type: news