Practice Improvement

Electronic health record data can now be used to reduce the likelihood of readmission for children while they are still in the hospital.

Don't wait until it's too late to start planning for practice succession.

Researchers analyze “conjunction fallacy” and find need for realistic expectations.

Growth in remote work, cloud data storage present opportunities for hackers.

All studies included in this research found a correlation between area-level racial prejudice and adverse health outcomes among racial and ethnic minority populations.

Why concierge medicine may be the solution, not the problem.

Savanna Perry, PA-C, revealed her secrets to building a successful social media presence online for both your personal brand as a physician assistant and your practice.

AMA has adopted a multi-prong strategy to try to counter lies while holding the person responsible to professional review.

April Armstrong, MD, MPH, highlights her recommendations for improving patients’ outcomes, engagement, and satisfaction as part of a panel presentation at the 2022 Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference for PAs & NPs.

Study finds financial, cultural barriers to care common among rural residents.

Study estimates 12.8 million doctors worldwide, and more are needed.

AI’s ability to quickly process and interpret large quantities of health data is a valuable tool for physicians.

Medical staff, pushed past their breaking point, say something has to change.

Presenters highlight the possible solutions to communication between the scrubbed-in surgery team and outside help that could save time.

Primary care providers enjoy caring for their patients, but a practice is also a business and must be profitable. Here’s what you should know.

Federal agency outlines risks, behavioral indicators of disgruntled workers.

It is essential that providers obtain the payments they are owed as quickly as reasonably possible, ensure payments are accurate and completely captured, and minimize costs to collect payments

At the 2022 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Skylar M. Hess shared the key words and phrases that patients used in raving (or ranting) about their pediatricians.

Dissatisfaction with electronic health records also tied to clinician turnover

New rules for attachments, benefits verification, and infrastructure aim to improve communication

Study compiles data, finds multiple specialties affected.

A physician’s goal is to care for patients, but a key part of being able to provide that care is the eternal quest for payment. One way to ensure that a practice maximizes its coding regimen is to make sure each session can be efficiently billed.

Some of the essential characteristics of being a good communicator are to be concise, specific, pleasant, approachable, and most of all, to be a good listener.

Doctors face increased burnout rates, loss of autonomy and greater financial threats from nonphysician practitioners

Report shows public’s desire for more convenience and empathy

Scribes are someone who works offsite or in a different area of the practice (ie, not in the exam room) to document important aspects of the encounter so the physician or other provider can focus on providing patient care and working more efficiently.

Opening your practice to allow pre-med and medical students to shadow you offers more than just benefits for them.

A new study on the gender pay gap in medicine examined earnings data from more than 80,000 doctors.

Defining the goals of the mentoring relationship can be useful to clarify expectations.

COVID-19 is prompting significant changes to malpractice laws and regulations at the state and federal levels.