Practice Management

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.

Most physicians are confident that their practice will be able to make a transition to ICD-10, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.

In a Physicians Practice article, Aubrey Westgate, discusses four ways in which participating in an accountable care organization will change a physician's practice.

In a Physicians Practice article, Tom Giannulli, MD, chief medical information officer at Kareo, discusses five ways in which physicians can get the most out of their mobile devices.

In a Physicians Practice article, Greg Mertz, MBA, discusses four areas at medical practices that need attention to survive the ongoing changes taking place in the healthcare industry.