Physician Practice Articles by Topic: Practice Management

When colleagues clash

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 2, February 1, 2009

  In a medical practice, doctors, nurses, administrators, and other employees are bound to have a...

Marketing to moms, wives, daughters, and friends

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 2, February 1, 2009

  Take a look into your waiting room. Chances are that most of the patients filling the seats were...

Expert advice for meeting payers halfway

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 2, February 1, 2009

  For this relationship-themed issue of TDO, we spoke with Emad Rizk, MD, president of McKesson...

How practices can adopt the patient-centered Planetree model

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 2, February 1, 2009

  Thirty years ago, Angelica Thieriot found herself in the hospital battling a rare viral infection...

Create symbiotic and ethical physician-vendor relationships

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 2, February 1, 2009

  It wasn’t too long ago that pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers would...

On a tight schedule: Tips to stay on track

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 1, January 1, 2009

  by Ben Cole, for HealthLeaders Media Harried schedules, unexpected sick patients, and keeping up...

Strive to manage your focus rather than your time

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 1, January 1, 2009

  by Justine Murphy, for HealthLeaders Media Many physician practice employees struggle with...

Follow the revenue stream to maximize reimbursement

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 1, January 1, 2009

  by Ruth Dolby Providers, practice administrators, and office staff members should be well versed...

Attract physicians in today’s competitive, complex environment

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

  Competitive compensation packages and flexible practice structures are essential to attract...

Ensure employee retention in a turbulent field

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

  Retaining good employees in any industry is difficult, but it is particularly challenging in...

Redesigning the workweek

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

  If written today, Dolly Parton’s hit song “9 to 5” might sound something more...

Money isn’t everything, but ...

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

  Experts often advise that money doesn’t necessarily motivate people to work...

Dos and don’ts for conducting a successful interview

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

  Finding the best candidate to fill a position in your practice can be difficult. You need to...

Best practices for putting yourself out there

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 12, December 1, 2008

  Before Carla Hannibal, CMM, CPM, CIMBS, became the director of a utilization review company, its...

Exude confidence to attain likeability and respect

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 11, November 1, 2008

  For many practice managers, attaining likeability alongside respect is a struggle, says Diane...

Three steps to create your office dream team

• The Doctor's Office, Issue 11, November 1, 2008

  It’s a busy Wednesday afternoon at an already short-staffed Chicago-area psychiatric...