Engaging and treating patients is why many doctors chose this profession. This work is rewarding, but often extremely difficult. Learn how your practice can use online reputation management, social media, patient feedback surveys, and other tools to navigate this territory and help your patients!
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Sep
Sep
Behavioral economics examines our decision-making processes and questions whether we’re as rational as we like to think we are. How can this emerging field help providers understand your patients better and, as a result, improve your practice to reflect how people act in real life rather than in theory?
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Aug
Aug
Millennial patients pose unique challenges for physicians. How can you appeal to this demographic of 75.4 million Americans who, by 2020, will make the majority of healthcare decisions?
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Aug
Aug
Now that 40% of consumers use social media to find their doctor, you need to stand out from the crowd and establish yourself as a thought leader. That may sound daunting, but by following these simple tips, your patients and your practice will benefit immensely.
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Aug
Aug
Want to read the first two parts in Jessica Folmar’s “Peak Practice Performance” series? Click here! Have you noticed a lull in your appointments? Does it seem that as the temperature rises higher and higher, the number of patients you see sinks lower and lower? A study published by ZocDoc indicates that summer is the …
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Jul
Jul
It’s growing late, and the entree has long been cold. Familiar thoughts hang in the air: Is this what’s best for me? Are they here for the right reasons? Am I showing too much interest? Not enough? Do they really think this will work? No, this isn’t a recap of the latest episode of The …
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Jun
Jun
How did we get here? A recent study by PwC projects that 2019 will see a continued, stable rise in insurance costs for employers. The 6 percent increase is consistent with the past five years’ data, though still a significant — and growing — expenditure. The study also identified factors that act as ballast to …
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May
May
An inforMD by Privia blog series, “Population Health & You,” brought to you by Rick Foerster (VP, Population Health, Privia Health) The system of reimbursement is slowly but surely shifting away from fee-for-service and closer to value-based care, making preventative medicine with its low-cost and high-quality care critical to long-term financial success for independent physicians. …
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May
May
Clunky technology and administrative hassles force providers to exert herculean energy to discover basic data about their practices. How many diabetics do you treat at your practice? How many non-smokers? What about patients with more than one chronic illness? Understanding the nuances of your patient population is important to you because you care about the …
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Mar
Mar
If you feel like you’re spending more waking hours with your electronic health record (EHR) than with your significant other, you’re probably right. According to the American Medical Association, family physicians spend an average of 5.9 hours (out of an 11.4-hour workday) in their EHR documenting notes and completing tasks. Given the amount of time …
