More: Practice Management

The future of healthcare is uncertain, unknown, unwritten. However, given the industry’s current trajectory, it’s safe to assume there will be less independent physicians. In 2012, only 14 percent of physicians were employed. Today, the majority of doctors are employed. Independent doctors are an integral part of the healthcare landscape. Reports suggest that many patients …

All practices have unique challenges, goals, and starting points. For these reasons, healthcare partners should make sure their tools and services are as nimble and diverse as the providers they serve. By meeting providers where they are, we can thrive — together.   National Expertise With Local Support Healthcare is “glocal” — meaning healthcare professionals …

Physicians are routinely presented with complex challenges to providing quality care and running their practices effectively. The choice of business operations and tech solutions is equally overwhelming — just type “EHR providers” into Google, and you’ll get millions of hits and over 20 suggestions. Aside from placing additional burdens on providers, managing multiple disparate systems …

Office managers play a pivotal role in guiding practices’ day-to-day operations as well as long-term strategy. Today’s private-practice administrators, however, face an array of complex challenges: Attracting and retaining talent amid inflation and staffing shortages Remaining financially viable while preserving autonomy Offering convenient tech tools to engage patients   In this episode of The Break …

As physicians, we are more than those who are skilled in the art of medicine. We’re also business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders. However, declining reimbursement rates and a complex healthcare industry place insurmountable pressure on private practices. Negotiating with payers, competing with local hospitals, managing your electronic health record (EHR), maintaining advanced care, and the …

As physicians, we are more than those who are skilled in the art of medicine. We’re also business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders. However, declining reimbursement rates and a complex healthcare industry place insurmountable pressure on private practices. Negotiating with payers, competing with local hospitals, managing your electronic health record (EHR), maintaining advanced care, and the …

Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted from the American Medical Association.   The second I started working with children during my last rotation in year three of medical school in 1993, I knew I wanted to be an independent pediatrician. Every day presents me with opportunities to do what I love most: care for patients …