Practice Management

From marketing responsibilities to patient and physician satisfaction, the many responsibilities connected to managing spine practices present constant challenges to today's practice administrators. Lester Morales, executive director of the Laser Spine Institute in Scottsdale, Ariz., discusses the challenges associated with…

Ezriel Kornel, MD, a spine surgeon with Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York in White Plains, N.Y., explains how and why he opted out of Medicare five years ago.

The best way to improve front-desk collections is preparation. If your front desk does not collect from the patient, while at the practice, the result will be decreased revenue and weaker cash flow, coupled with more work. Here are two…

Here are seven statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation by specialty from 2009 data, according to the MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report.

Here are five statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation from 2009 data, according to the MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report.

A couple of years ago, CEO Daniel Murrey, MD, and his staff at OrthoCarolina were experiencing a high level of leakage to other sites for ancillary services. After a few years of concerted effort to improve ancillary services and work…

Kenneth Pettine, MD, is a board-certified spine surgeon and co-founder of Loveland, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine. As one of the busiest spine surgeons in the country, Dr. Pettine is familiar with how important productivity is to revenue…

Dennis Viellieu, CEO of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, is preparing his facility for change. As healthcare reform's impact grows, so does the potential for reductions and reimbursement cuts, he says, and he can sense his colleagues' anxiety.

1. Develop a Simple Framework for Strategy. There are several different frameworks that can be used to build a strategy. One concept as to strategic approach proclaims that an organization should assess (1) whether an enterprise wants to be a…

Over the last eight months, Sierra Regional Spine Institute in Reno has reviewed its workflow and made several changes to help improve efficiency and cut costs. Penny Forbes, practice administrator, describes three of the most successful changes made by the…