Practice Management

In a Healthcare Finance News report, John Gallagher, account manager of Simpler Consulting, lays out six tips on Lean revenue cycle management.

In a Physicians Practice report, P.J. Cloud-Moulds, who runs Turnaround Medical AR Recovery, a consulting firm, lays out six ways for making the most of a brainstorming session at a medical practice.

Social media has revolutionized the way Americans share information. Sites like Twitter give healthcare leaders an unprecedented opportunity to connect with both industry professionals and patients, and shape the national healthcare conversation.

Most physicians feel that the current healthcare climate is not conducive to delivering high quality care, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.

In a Physicians Practice article, Carol Stryker, a principal at Symbiotic Solutions, discusses four common patient payment collection mistakes that can be avoided.

For healthcare organizations, lack of case manager peer support and staff buy-in are the greatest challenges when embedding a case manager, according to "2013 Healthcare Benchmarks: Case Management," released by Healthcare Intelligence Network.

In a Physicians Practice article, Lucien W. Roberts, a Virginia-based consultant, lays out six questions for providers to ask their clearinghouses as they prepare for the ICD-10 transition.

Sixty-seven percent of New England Journal of Medicine readers, most of whom are physicians, agreed that physician-assisted suicide should not be permitted, according to a poll conducted by the journal.

In an American Association of Orthopaedic Executives brief, Janice Keller, a practice management consultant, discusses four steps for finding and integrating the right employee for the job into a medical practice.

In a Medscape Business of Medicine report, Shelly Reese, a freelance writer, discusses the causes of dysfunction in the workplace.