Practice Management

Search engine ranking fluctuations can cause panic among healthcare SEO consultants. Learn the factors that cause search result ranking fluctuations and how you should react to them.

If your profit is suddenly on a lower trajectory, resist the instinct to attempt a quick fix. Here’s what to do instead. 

As some experts warn of another economic downturn, the following financial issues should be part of your recession survival planning.

Don’t be intimidated by the process of getting a real estate loan. It’s easier than you might think.

A line of credit can help medical practices weather cash flow ups and downs.

Medical practitioners follow a standardized protocol to diagnose and treat patients. What if the same system could be applied to diagnose and treat problems within practices?  

A few tweaks to your billing and collection routines could make a huge difference in your bottom line. 

Until recently, arrangements between physicians and commercial laboratories escaped federal anti-kickback rules because the arrangements did not involve government payers. 

Don’t forget your practice’s billing and collections when writing your New Year’s resolutions. 

Physician assistants can improve the quality of care and reduce physicians’ burden, especially when they want to take a vacation.

How to make sense of the dollars and cents at a physician practice.

Medical practices replacing computers and related electronic equipment at year end must carefully manage their disposal to avoid significant liability.

In this digital day and age, physicians need a model for governance and operations that enables them to quickly respond to changes in the market, test new ideas, and apply innovations more broadly to patients’ needs.

Developing the mindset of a best-run practice can help your team address current challenges-and roll more easily with the ones that come your way in the future.

The holiday party season traditionally starts next week, right after Thanksgiving. Consider what your medical practice should and should not be doing at the office party to avoid liability.

A payer contract is more than a mere fee schedule. There are several other factors to consider when deciding to keep or terminate a payer contract.

In order to foster high-performing teams, organizations need both coaches and mentors.

Busy offices rarely have the time to pause, evaluate workflows, and attempt to improve efficiencies across the practice. However, unless you make that time, things are likely to stay the same.

A thorough valuation can help you position your medical practice as an attractive prospect for potential physicians and investors. It’s also a useful exercise to measure the health of your practice.

Expert advice for turning your back office staff into billing and collections all-stars.

Never agree to a deal as presented until you are provided a contract and understand the terms thoroughly.

Physicians must take action and try to get paid accurately for their services.

We need people to maximize their thinking at work, but there are numerous aspects of the workplace that inhibit thinking. Fortunately, brain science can shed some light onto why this occurs.

Here are the basics every physician must be familiar with before implementing any tax plan.

There are ebbs and flows in medical practice volume that are connected to predictable events. If we plan for them, we can make the most of the seasons financially – and serve patients better, too.