Are you a physician looking for a moonlighting gig? (To us, moonlighting is taking on a second, part-time position in addition to your full-time position.) If so, here’s what you need to know before embarking on your search: 1. You should first make sure that your current, full-time employment contract doesn’t prohibit you from taking […]

Few independent physicians currently survey their patients about their healthcare experience, but that’s soon to change. And those healthcare professionals obstinate to adopting a patient satisfaction survey will find it harder and harder to be fully compensated for their practice of medicine. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) already require hospitals to report […]

If you own a private practice, you are always looking for ways to bring in new patients and get your name out there. Today, we’d like to discuss three free ways to up your practice’s exposure: 1. Get out in the community. Volunteering is a great way to do this: Join your town’s Chamber of […]

We frequently have physicians and practice managers calling us to tell us that they have been served with a lawsuit and need to know what to do next. Our first question is usually, “Is it a general liability lawsuit or a medical malpractice lawsuit?” Many of our clients are confused by this question and we […]

MedPageToday recently commented on a JAMA Internal Medicine study looking at female physician salaries compared to male physician salaries. The findings were significant and disheartening. The study (not limited to the specialty of Internal Medicine, but included all specialties) found that male physicians earned 25% more than their female colleagues, for an average of $56,019 […]

Over the last decade we have seen a boom in medi-spas. And, with the recent down-turn in the economy, it has become harder and harder for many medi-spas to continue to generate the large profits they once saw. As a result, many medi-spas are trying new therapies to bring in new clients, trying to make […]

The New York times recently had a great article about addiction medicine and the controversial drug Suboxone and it’s generic relative buprenorphine used to treat opioid addiction. The article highlights how addiction medicine is fraught with many controversies –from the drugs used to treat addicts to the controversial clinics to the controversial physicians running them. […]

When we think about a data breach in a medical or health care setting, we usually tend to worry about a patient’s personal identity being stolen –someone using that person’s social security number and/or credit card information. Less often do we worry about someone stealing a patient’s medical identity. But, unfortunately, this is a problem […]

What do you find the most frustrating part of patients who are no-shows? Is it the lost revenue? The waste of your and your staff’s time? Is it the worry about potential medical malpractice liability? Physicians Practice recently had a good article on the topic of patient no-shows. While no-show volume varies practice to practice, […]