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Ben Walker

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If you operate a medical practice, you should be outsourcing

As if giving your key employees menial tasks isn’t enough to consider outsourcing, the ever-changing landscape of the medical industry should be the deciding factor.


Jaime Barea, MD

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Where is precision medicine headed?

Precision Medicine in Primary Care: Now And In the Future


Michael Day, MD

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How to find a satisfying work–life balance

2017 Physician Writing Contest - Honorable Mention


Andy Lazris, MD, CMD

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Hospitalists, PCPs bad at communication and its hurting patient care

The American health care delivery system is reaching a point of crisis.


Colin Nabity

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8 ways doctors can save money on individual disability insurance

There are ways doctors can save significant money on occupation disability insurance.


Steven E. Waldren, MD

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How to craft the perfect health IT that delivers for physicians and patients

The technology is hurting the one group it's supposed to help-doctors.


Stephanie Stephens

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7 ways to keep a promising new hire at your practice

After a rigorous recruiting process, here's how to ensure a long stay from that prized new employee.


Annette Chavez, MD

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My best idea to avoid physician burnout

2017 Physician Writing Contest: Honorable Mention


Thomas J. Van Gilder, MD, JD, MPH

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3 helpful solutions to value-based care obstacles

Using technology tools the right way can yield positive results


David Weingard

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How the mix of tech and personalization helps improve adherence and outcomes

One in four Americans has multiple chronic conditions according to the CDC.


David Gilboa, Esq

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How to protect yourself and your practice from secondary business ventures

Before investing in or becoming associated with any outside venture, it is critical to proactively identify and limit risks


Jill A. Garripoli, DO

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What does balance mean to physicians?

2017 Physician Writing Contest: Honorable Mention


Charlie Hutchinson

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21st Century Cures is a step in the right direction for behavioral health

Often considered the social outcast of healthcare, behavioral health has long struggled to obtain legitimacy in the eyes of the general medical community. But with more than 60 million Americans effected every year from mental illness, something has to change.


Keith Aldinger, MD

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The role of bureaucratic enabling in the opioid crisis

The Joint Commission’s “misconceptions” on pain just don’t make sense as many see it as the key to today’s opioid crisis.


Horst Schulze

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Physicians need to be more like the Ritz-Carlton to improve healthcare

There could not be anything more different than the experience one has between checking in at the doctor’s office and checking in to the Ritz-Carlton.


Jim Higgins

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Texting tips for various patient types

Patients are accustomed to texting in all facets of their lives and those habits carry over into their relationship with their doctor.


Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

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5 interview questions for your next physician hire

This face-to-face encounter enables physicians and other staff to get to know a candidate in ways that go beyond a resume on a desk and letters of recommendation.


Kumar Yogesh, MD

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A call for physicians to denounce third parties once and for all

I appeal to my fellow physicians, let us denounce with a single voice practices by third parties.


Charles Saunders, MD

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5 reasons why your EHR isn't enough for success in value-based care

Keeping in mind that the core mandate of value-based care is shifting accountability to providers for the holistic quality and cost of the care they deliver, five shortcomings of legacy EHRs become apparent.


Niti Yogesh, PA-S

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Here’s the answer to fixing healthcare

The United States Congress failed once again to come up with any meaningful changes in Obamacare


Paula Purdy, CMA (AAMA)

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A physician’s solution to rising healthcare demands

Qualified medical assistants can help primary care practices become more efficient, reduce patient wait times and streamline patient processing, which ultimately increase patient satisfaction.


Rebecca Sutphen, MD, FACMG

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How Medicare coverage of genetic counseling could decrease care costs and improve quality

A new bill recently introduced to Congress would not only reduce barriers to genetic counseling for Medicare patients, but also could significantly decrease costs of caring for elderly and low-income patients.


Jim Higgins

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Becoming the ideal doctor: What do your patients really want?

The important differentiating characteristics patients seek in a primary care physician may not be what you'd expect.


Dennis J. Alessi

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How to express sympathy without receiving a malpractice lawsuit

The conundrum for physicians is how they can express their humanity in this situation without incurring the risk of the patient subsequently attempting to use the physician's statement as evidence of malpractice in a lawsuit.


Jim Denny

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How physicians can stabilize revenue

Physician practices are facing confusion and frustration due to the shift to value-based care and the ever-rising cost of care. Physicians seeking to stabilize their revenue amidst this chaos typically find themselves facing several challenges.


Valerie Rock

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Everything doctors need to know about new payment review strategies

What to do if you receive an outlier coding notice


Kelly Leggett, MD

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This is why we need to accelerate value-based care

Much like the Accountable Care Act (ACA) debate in 2010, the current political debate over repealing and replacing the ACA is focused on coverage and cost.


Bill Ho

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Can technology increase MACRA reimbursements?

Technology can improve patient satisfaction, speed of treatment, and accuracy, which can positively impact patient outcomes.


Juan Pablo Segura

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Will lack of reimbursement end the rise of telemedicine?

Will telehealth’s proven success through the pandemic be enough to engrain it into the system?


Joel Diamond

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Consumer genomics: Next direction or next distraction?

Patients are more interested in knowing their health risks than ever before.