Ed Rabinowitz is a freelance writer for Medical Economics.
Luxury Auto Leasing Trumps Buying Today
October 17th 2011Since 2008, sales and leases of new vehicles have dramatically declined, which has led to a shortage or lack of supply of late model, good condition, used vehicles. Having fewer used vehicles in the marketplace has kept used vehicle values relatively strong
Sustaining the Solo Medical Practice
August 29th 2011Maintaining a solo physician practice in today's economic environment can be challenging. Faced with rising overhead costs and lower reimbursement, many solo physicians are closing their practices. Those who are weathering the storm have their work cut out for them.
New "Spearphishing" Scams Target Doctors
May 31st 2011Increasingly, physicians -- who tend to be wealthier than the average, and who have access to sensitive patient medical and insurance data -- are being targeted by new "spearphishing" scams, physician-focused emails that appear legitimate and trick doctors into falling victim to fraud.
Tips for Growing Your Practice
May 23rd 2011Sometimes progress is made by taking one step back before moving forward, or just standing in place for a moment to assess before pressing onward. Such is the case when looking to grow a medical practice. There are two key indicators that can diagnose the health of your practice, which is essential to growing it. Let's look at them.
Saved Enough for Retirement? That's Only Half the Battle
May 16th 2011So, you've saved carefully and consistently throughout your career, and the fruits of your labor have produced a nice retirement nest egg. Congratulations … but that's only one half of the equation. Now it's important to ensure that your nest egg provides you with retirement income for the rest of your life.
Staff Meetings Improve Communication, Enhance Efficiency
May 9th 2011If you're looking to improve communication within your practice, perhaps even increase efficiencies among staff, regular meetings are a good place to start. The key is to begin scheduling the meetings for positive reasons, not negative ones -- too often meetings are a knee-jerk reaction to a problem in the office.
"Big Picture" Tools Help Monitor Staff Productivity
May 2nd 2011As a physician, how do you know whether your staff is as productive as they can be? The answer is, you don't -- at least not in the sense that some magic red light comes on when productivity levels drop. But there are electronic tools and procedures that can be put in place to help physicians determine whether employees are meeting their goals and objectives.
New Strategies for Building a Nest Egg
April 25th 2011The impact of today's sluggish economy has been widespread. Virtually every avenue of the financial world has been affected, including the way physicians need to plan for and build a retirement nest egg. The days of buy-and-hold investing are over, experts say. Now more than ever physicians need to be more proactive in their management of retirement assets.
Telerehab Helps Practices Maximize Finite Resources
April 18th 2011Telerehabilitation, a method of providing rehab services through the use of technology, worked just as well as conventional therapy for patients following total knee arthroplasty, according to a new study. This type of distance therapy is not only effective, but can allow practices to access more patients and open the door to more channels of revenue.
The Anesthesia Drug Shortage: What It Means for You
April 12th 2011In 2009, anesthesiologists nationwide suddenly began having trouble obtaining Propofol, considered the most popular sedative because it is ideally suited for ambulatory situations. With this and similar drugs still in short supply, doctors and patients are having to adapt.