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This article discusses the dichotomy between the need for physician leaders and the need for alternative pathways for medical licensure for nonpracticing physicians who seek leadership roles, including the possibility of a national solution to the pr...

In today’s healthcare environment, with changing payment methodologies, understanding the revenue streams for a physician practice is essential to a practice’s overall financial health.

November 30, 2016

Trends are not expected to return to prerecession growth rates, although there are certain career paths providing greater opportunities for increased earnings.

This article offers a framework for current and proposed models being implemented or investigated by the CMS.

Physicians provide millions of patients with essential medical care each year on which a dollar value cannot be placed. However, the economic role physicians play in healthcare delivery can be calibrated.

This article explores common myths about clinical coding, identifies ways practices get into compliance trouble, and provides specific avenues to implement an effective coding compliance program.

This article attempts to provide structure to the plethora of CMS and other sources describing the principles guiding alternative payment models (APMs) creation.

This article offers guidelines in negotiating for your next purchase.

Buying or selling a practice can be life changing. A host of legal and practical issues will confront you, and this article explores your options and establishes a starting point on where and how to begin.

July 1, 2016

Learn ways to improve recruitment and retention as health care moves from volume to value in order to reduce costly turnover and hiring.

This article reviews 30 cost-saving ideas that any medical practice could use. The ultimate goal is to reposition costs and make care more affordable.

This article informs the reader of the steps to take to prevent stealing in the medical office, how to recognize if it is occurring, and how to obtain restitution or prosecution.

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