Practice Management

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes three critical pillars: quality, patient safety and cost. Medical homes, accountable care organizations, bundled payments and capitation — all three tenets are prominent in new care delivery and payment models popular today.

In a Forbes article, Stephen A. Miles, a vice chairman and the managing partner of leadership advisory at the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, discusses succession planning, and how to make sure it is completed efficiently and effectively.

From 2005 to 2001, nearly 200 to 300 centers were built each year. 

  One-third of physicians are considering or have considered switching to a concierge practice, according to Physicians Practice's 2014 Great American Physician Survey.

As the healthcare industry increasingly focuses on patient satisfaction, customer service at healthcare organizations becomes all the more important.

Dealing with difficult people in the workplace or unhappy customers is unpleasant, but common, according to a Small Business Trends report.

Business-savvy is quickly becoming one of the most important skills in healthcare and many independent physicians feel left behind without it.

A little over 52 percent of physicians wished they worked fewer hours per week, according to Physicians Practice's 2014 Great American Physician Survey.

 HIPAA violations can be disasterous for physician-owned spine practices, and the risks are high.

In a Mashable article, Ian McAllister, general manager at Amazon, discusses the most common mistakes that new managers make.