Practice Management

In a Government Executive article, Barbara Jaurequi, a licensed marriage and family therapist, discusses ways that leaders can manage rivalries between two or more valuable staff members.

In a Power Your Practice article, Salvador Lopez lays out tips for physicians that can help them strike a good balance between high productivity and providing high-quality care.

Recent figures from the American Medical Group Association broke down median salaries for orthopedic surgeons based on subspecialty, according to a Houston Chronicle report. 

A majority of physicians report that little or none of their pay is tied specifically to patient satisfaction, according to 2013 Physician Compensation Survey released by Physicians Practice.

Around 55 percent of physicians report giving practice staff bonuses even when they are also giving raises, according to a Medscape Clinical & Office Staff Salary Report.

In a Getting Paid blog post, Rochelle Glassman, president and CEO of United Physician Services, details best practices for improving patient collections.

In a North American Partners in Anesthesia blog post, Barbara L. Cerrone, director of marketing and corporate communications at North American Partners in Anesthesia, discusses four internet platforms that physicians can use to grow their practice and manage their reputation.

Here are four of the most influential, though less talked about, healthcare news events of the year, according to a Medscape report.

In a Medscape Business of Medicine report, George Conomikes, president of Conomikes Associates in San Diego, discusses five common mistakes that could create problems during medical practice mergers.

Around 45 percent of physicians in the United States report regularly accessing clinical data outside of their organization, according to a survey from Accenture.