In a KevinMD blog post, Matthew Katz, a radiation oncologist, discusses four reasons why using Google Glass in a medical practice may be hazardous.
Practice Management
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.
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.
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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.
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.