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The National Practitioner Data Bank: Requisite Medical and Legal Issues for Physicians
Physicians would be prudent to understand the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPBD) reporting procedures. This knowledge and understanding will help physicians participate in peer review and will reduce the likelihoo...
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Strategies for When the Boss Has a New Pet Project
Almost every practice manager at one time or another finds himself or herself suddenly saddled with a new program, system, or other major contract commitment signed by a physician.
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Physicians: The Art of Launching an Effective Job Search
Launching an effective and competitive job search requires skills and knowledge often overlooked by those wishing to navigate any job change, much less a career transformation.
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Physicians and Pharmaceutical Marketing: Collaborators or Conscientious Objectors?
Of all the critical ethical issues in medicine today, the relationship between doctors and pharmaceutical companies is one of the most serious, because these relationships may be marked by significant conflicts of int...
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Payer Class Bias in Patient Satisfaction Surveys
According to the data presented in this study, patient satisfaction scores reflect a provider’s patient population more than actual quality of care provided.
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Measuring Physician Efficiency Using Data Envelopment Analysis: Lessons and Practical Applications
Expanding the concept of efficiency beyond temporal domains may inform and enable healthcare decision-makers in how best to improve quality and processes.
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Managing a Burned-Out Employee
This article offers guidance in identifying employee burnout and how to best manage and reverse it.
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How to Navigate the ABCs of Medicine
This article provides definitions and brief explanations of terms important to practice management.
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Finding the Sweet Spot in Your Medical Practice
For doctors and office managers, identifying the sweet spot means uncovering and committing to hitting the key areas that differentiate excellence in your practice from other practices in the community or regional com...
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Emotional Intelligence and the Patient Experience
This article is the transcript from a conversation about the needs and expectations of today’s patients and how the medical practice staff can help with the patient experience.
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Attracting Referrals: Think Outside the Box
By moving “outside the box” of traditional referral patterns, you can garner additional patients.
