Practice Management

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Columbus, Ind., was the top-paying metropolitan area for nurse practitioners in the United States in 2013.

Big decisions can cause a great amount of stress and worry. Here are four tips that can help make the decision making process easier and more effective, according to LifeHacker article:

Rheumatology saw the largest increase in compensation as compared to other specialties, between 2012 and 2013, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2014.

  Self-employed physicians earn a higher compensation as compared to those employed by healthcare organizations, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2014.

  Geriatric medicine included the lowest percentage of active physicians with Doctor of Medicine degrees, whereas plastic surgery included the lowest percentage of active physicians with Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees in 2010, according to the "2012 Physician Specialty Data…

Here are six ways to improve employee morale and productivity, according to a Power Your Practice blog post:

New Mexico had the highest percentage of active physicians aged 60 years or older in 2012, according to the "2013 State Physician Workforce Data Book" released by Association of American Medical Colleges' Center for Workforce Studies.

Most self-employed physicians spend five to nine hours per week on paperwork and administration, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2014.

In a Family Practice Management article, Manoj Pawar, MD, a managing partner for Nivek Consulting, discusses ways to generate and maintain patient satisfaction as well as enhance patient compliance.

The very best leaders have a number of admirable qualities, and one of the most important, perhaps, is the ability to identify and adapt to change. Here are five signs that one's leadership style has become outdated and needs to…