Practice Management

What waiting rooms may become in the post-pandemic world.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a near-overnight revolution in many parts of health care, and nowhere was this seen more than in the waiting room. Now that things have changed, what does the future hold?

Burnout is real and so is the terrible mental health toll it inflicts on physicians, healthcare professionals of all types and their families. That’s why learning to identify it and developing strategies to regain your resiliency are so important.

The current issues with the traditional waiting room.

An increased reliance on technology also means easier entry points for cybercriminals.

Why the waiting room needs reworking.

Patients want more relevant and timely information

As independent practices are tossed by waves of change, there’s more than one way to adjust the sails.

Optimizing the revenue cycle can help reduce much of the stress that contributes to burnout.

More than half of healthcare workers don’t feel optimistic about the future

Insight about what to document for these visits.

Collecting from patients is not an easy job, but there are ways to handle it in an efficient and compassionate manner. We talk to experts on how to prevent payment delinquencies and how to handle them when they occur.

Focus on coding compliance to safeguard practice revenue

Nearly half of respondents worry primary care will be no more in five years.

Do we have the national courage, compassion, leadership and unity to begin to address the core issues underlying this problem of equity?

With the hardship of the early days of COVID-19 behind them, independent practices are looking to define themselves for the future.

The risks of poor cybersecurity hygiene have never been greater. Here’s how physicians can improve theirs.

3 timely tips for physician practices

Health outcomes should be dictated by the care provided — not by administrative inefficiencies.

The medical specialties that are the most sought after.

With hefty fines in play, be careful who you put in charge of your medical records.

Reduction in the conversion factor is required for budget neutrality; lobbying groups plan to appeal to Congress for help

Here are some of the ways you can approach your medical practice’s taxes going forward.

Here are the states with the lowest and highest monthly premiums.