This article is written by David B. Mandell, JD, MBA and Carole C. Foos, CPA, OJM Group. Most spine surgeons strive to achieve two goals in their practice – to "do good," by being a quality practitioner and helping…
Practice Management
Forty-one percent of physicians believe that their financial situation in one year will be worse than this year, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.
In a KevinMD blog post, Matthew Katz, a radiation oncologist, discusses four reasons why using Google Glass in a medical practice may be hazardous.
A little over 45 percent of physicians worked in single specialty practices in 2012, making it the most common practice type for that year, according to a recent study released by the American Medical Association.
Information technology spending has grown 27.8 percent for physician group practices from 2008 to 2012, according to a Medscape report.
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The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, pickets and new contract agreements. All events were reported within the last month, beginning with the most recent.
A majority of physicians see some potential retail clinic benefits for their practice, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.
In a KevinMD blog post, John Schumann, MD, Anna Reisman, MD, and Matthew Freeman, NP, make seven suggestions for keeping online comments and discourse civil.
In a Physicians Practice report, Jason J. Davidson, founding principal of PicketFenceConsulting, lays out eight tips to use when making a presentation to prospective patients.
The percentage of physicians who were practice owners decreased only 8 percentage points from 2007/2008 to 2012, according to an American Medical Association survey.