| Date: Feb 8, 2012 By:
Morgan Lewis Jr.
| Source: Medical Economics eConsult
MGMA reveals that its top-performing groups share characteristics in four areas. Find out what it takes to thrive in this tough economy.
Date: Jan 18, 2012 By:
Morgan Lewis Jr.
| Source: Medical Economics eConsult
Physicians in Patient-Centered Medical Homes report greater job satisfaction but are not immune to burnout, a recent study found. One area of dissatisfaction: Rewards.
Date: Jan 5, 2012 By:
Morgan Lewis Jr.
| Source: Medical Economics eConsult
A good new year’s resolution for you might be finding a method of stress management. A recent study shows that most physicians need it.
Date: Jan 1, 2012 By:
Joe Capko, Judy Capko
| Source: Urology Times

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Hiring a friend is usually not a good idea, because it can cause more problems in your practice than it solves.
Date: Dec 21, 2011 By:
Morgan Lewis Jr.
| Source: Medical Economics eConsult
The Northeast states have plenty of physicians for the population, but states in the South and Mountain regions are where your services are greatly in demand, according to workforce figures from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Date: Jul 6, 2011 By:
Brenda L. Mooney
| Source: Medical Economics eConsult
Just in case you or your front desk staff had plans to take a vacation this summer, you may want to rethink that. Medicare has rolled out a major advertising campaign to get patients to visit you for an annual wellness visit and free preventive services. Since fewer than 20% of eligible patients used those services in the first half of the year, expect an onslaught of request for appointments.
Date: Jun 22, 2011 By:
Annette M. Boyle, MBA
| Source: Medical Economics eConsult
When it comes to clinical transformation, information really is power. And if you don?t share enough information to empower staff, you probably won't get the results you want. That was the lesson from a recent study by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and McKesson, the health care technology company. Your practice can plan now to avoid those problems.
Date: Apr 25, 2011 By:
Mark A. Greenawald, MD, Stephen P. Bogdewic, PhD
| Source: Medical Economics

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What if you held the keys to rejuvenating your practice?
Date: Apr 10, 2011 By:
Morgan Lewis Jr.
| Source: Medical Economics

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A spree of specialty- and hospital-based practice acquisitions in 2010 by national corporations such as IPC and Mednax may have some physicians wondering whether the days of publicly traded practice management companies, similar to those in the 1980s and 1990s, will return.
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