To remain independent, your private practice needs to run like a well-oiled machine, delivering quality patient care while thriving financially as a business. Physicians, front office and back office personnel...

A new year is a good time to develop a solid strategic plan, one that identifies goals, processes, and the unique needs of your practice. Taking the time to evaluate...

Telemedicine is an attractive new care model–the growth potential is great, it’s easy to adopt, and so far patients are very happy with it. Telemedicine is proving to be an ideal format...

Patient appointments are the gateway to your practice’s revenue. If scheduling and appointments aren’t managed well, you’re going to have holes in your schedule…and your bank account.

Patient turnover threatens the financial stability of private practices. Studies have shown patients rarely leave a practice due to distrust in a physician’s skills, but rather due to frustrations with office...

Choosing an EHR system that has the ability to keep your health records secure is more important than ever. This guide will help you learn the 5 key features you...

The process of selecting and implementing an EHR system is a major commitment for an independent medical practice. Of course there’s the financial cost, but there is also the time...

It’s harder than ever to run a successful independent medical practice. As value-based reimbursement becomes more common along with the fee-for-service model, in order to receive payment, physicians will need...

Healthcare has entered into an era where it must compete for the patient’s time and attention. Cloud computing is now a pervasive enabler of most every technology that physicians can...

Verifying that your EHR and practice management bundle (or separate systems) is up for the ICD-10 challenge may be the most important step to ensuring your own compliance. This guide...

As of November 1, 2014, only 2% of eligible professionals had attested to Meaningful Use 2. This is not good news for the thousands of independent physician practices that rely...

Private practice physicians face three main employment options today: Seek employment, retire, or stay in private practice. As can be seen by the Accenture chart to the right, since 2000...