You worked hard your entire life to build your medical practice, and now you’re ready to enjoy retirement. Regardless of whether you choose to sell your practice or gradually wind it down over a period of time, you must take certain legal steps before you can leave. Deciding to Retire & Making a Plan Once…
Management Tips to Handle Pregnancy-Related Absences
We all know that completely different medical conditions can create the same effects on our patients’ work lives. That is, from the employer’s purely administrative standpoint, an absence is an absence regardless of its cause. Even medical care professionals react differently to similar effects rendered by completely different circumstances. A Personnel Crisis Let me give…
How Non-Transferable EHRs Have Affected Physician Practices
Full disclosure: I am not a rabid fan of dogs. None rank among my best friends. Perhaps my antipathy stems from a memorable childhood event, when I was chased down the street where I lived by a neighbor’s large and not-so-friendly hound. He seemed to be twice my size, and this explains why I may…
Selling a Rheumatology Practice to a Hospital or Health System
Negotiating points, key business decisions to consider when transferring ownership
Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness Registry Can Help Physicians Improve Practice Performance
RISE system compares physician practices with national benchmarks, links physicians with electronic health records
Verify Patients’ Insurance Eligibility, Coverage Before Office Visits
Physician practices can save time and money if patients’ insurance coverage is verified prior to check-in
Practice Page: Is In-house or Outsourced Medical Billing Right for Your Physician Practice?
What to consider when deciding whether to delegate claims billing in-house or to contract with an outside company