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Could your practice be more profitable if you outsource?
Some practices have used outsourcing to solve problems like high staff turnover, tight budgets, and inefficient use of staff.
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Hospital guards snoop through patient records, cost hospital $240K
“I think the problem is absolutely growing.”
Commentary
Time to end direct-to-consumer ads, says physician
While these ads urge patients to try expensive “newest and latest” treatments, pharmacy benefits plans are working with health care insurance...
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Nurse practitioners sue state over right to use ‘doctor’ title
The case highlights ongoing scope-creep battles.
Opinion
The sacred office space
Patients will be inconvenienced and pay higher costs to experience their appointment in person. This should not be surprising.
Feature
Want to add a new partner to your practice? Here’s what to consider
“Just like with marriage, it can be very difficult, traumatic, and expensive to break up with a partner. So, do your due diligence and take your...
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Doc’s lawsuit tests new crackdown on noncompete clauses
“When you have physicians who are unable to work in their community, it creates a barrier for access to care for patients.”
Opinion
Creating a fair time-off policy
Employees generally like the PTO concept, because most never use all of their sick leave.
Feature
For love or money: How do doctors choose their specialty?
“To become a happy doctor, medicine really needs to be a calling: a passion! There are far easier things to do to make money.”
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Mental health questions cut from MD licensing applications in 21 states
Four in 10 physicians said they did not seek help for burnout or depression because they worried that their employer or state medical board would...
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Patient aggression against receptionists demands protocols
A literature review shows widespread verbal and physical abuse toward medical office receptionists.