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Bookkeeping for medical practices can be a complicated process. Technology may be the resource you need to ensure a potentially complex process does not result in missed opportunities or lost revenue.

Topics: Practice Management, Financial, Medical Billing, Technology

Now is the time to start thinking about how you can use technology to improve your practice. There are many available tech tools that can help streamline your workflow, improve patient communication, and make your life easier. But with so many options out there, it can be tough for millennial physicians to know where to start.

Topics: Business Growth, Practice Management, Practice Start-Up, Physician-Patient Relationship

Medicine is not an easy path. It means long hours, excessive amounts of stress, and taking huge risks. Because of these risks and stresses, it also means you take pride in running your independent private practice.

Topics: Marketing, Business Growth, Patient Volumes

Although it’s never easy, there are times when terminating a patient from a medical practice is absolutely necessary. Many of those instances involve non-compliance, which can take the form of

Topics: Operations, Practice Management, Physician-Patient Relationship

When you've been with a medical practice for a while, it can be hard to imagine leaving. After all, you've built up a good rapport with your patients.  You know the ins and outs of the office, too. 

Topics: Business Growth, Compliance, Practice Management, Practice Start-Up, Location

Medical care is necessary to prevent diseases and improve quality of life. With many doctors offering a wide range of treatments, additional staffing is required to ensure smooth and timely interactions and services for every patient.  In many cases, the role of a Medical Assistant extends beyond checking vitals and updating medical histories. 

Topics: Operations, HR, Physician-Patient Relationship, Location

It is a well documented fact that Physician Burnout is continually creeping up as a silent antagonist in the healthcare industry.

Topics: Operations, HR, Practice Management, Physician-Patient Relationship

Topics: Compliance, Liability, HIPAA, Social Media

Operating a private practice can put a lot of strain on the practicing physician, as the time with patients must be balanced with administrative tasks and staff management concerns. Physician practice management companies (PPMCs) provide non-clinical business administrative services to private practices.

Topics: Operations, Practice Management

The Physician Self-Referral Law, also known as Stark Law, bans physicians from referring patients to  “designated health services” payable by health coverage programs such as Medicare or Medicaid with which the physician or an immediate family member has a financial relationship (unless a rare exception applies).

Topics: Operations, Compliance, Liability