Practice Management

On her website — The Productivity Pro — Laura Stack, MBA, a professional speaker and author, discusses strategies for motivating and engaging staff.

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In a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report, Monica J. Smith, discusses physician burnout, the challenges to combating burnout and some ways for physicians to mitigate burnout.

Most physicians expect less than 10 percent of their 2013 revenue to come through non fee-for-service contracts, according to the 2013 Fee Schedule Survey Data released by Physicians Practice.

Patients are experiencing longer wait times before seeing physicians, including specialists, with the longest waits in Boston, according to a new report from Merritt Hawkins.

In a Small Business Trends article, Dave Lavinsky, co-founder of Growthink University, lays out the characteristics common to successful small business owners and entrepreneurs. 

Dr. David Young, a managing partner at Surgical Directions, has been nationally recognized for his work in anesthesia.

In a Power Your Practice report, Salvador Lopez lays out best practices for integrating a non-physician practitioner into a medical practice.

In a Physicians Practice report, Marion Jenkins PhD, FHIMSS, executive vice president of 3t Systems, discusses common misconceptions about the cloud that physicians should be aware of and lays out a cloud checklist for healthcare providers.

Here are some recommendations on improving OR bottom lines from Jeff Peters and Robert Dahl of Surgical Directions.