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A productive healthcare practice is one of the main goals of most healthcare practices. No matter your specialty, productivity means money gained and money spent. Every practice is looking for operational improvements that make a difference to their bottom line. And if you are... Read More

Keeping employees productive in  a healthcare practice seems like it may be a daunting task. However, it is really quite simple, at least to say. $550 billion dollars – that’s how much is lost each year due to employee lack of productivity. That’s a very big number. And what’s... Read More

Effective physician management must be a priority of every hospital CEO who has acquired physicians, every practice manager, and indeed, every provider. Whether a single physician practice or a 500 provider hospital, the goal is the same; keep physicians happy and productive.... Read More

To survive in this new less money for more quality world, a new approach must be undertaken to cut cost. And how does one do that? For starters, hire someone who truly understands and can run a cost accounting department. Then go through every department with the cost accountant... Read More

Every health care organization at one time or another considers outsourcing parts of its operation to a specialized company to meet specific goals, to fill a gap, to tap new resources and sometimes because you simply need to save some money. But are there critical times in the... Read More

By Andy Popple Most medical groups, and privately held companies, are governed by owners who serve on the board of directors. For independent medical groups, Medical Management Services often provides assistance in evaluating effectiveness of a particular board structure,... Read More

Are you too busy to take a hard look at your operations to be able to make the changes needed to make the impact your practice needs to be really financially and operationally robust?  Are you putting off inevitable decisions because daily routines do not give you the thinking... Read More

While this may seem to be a no brainer; too many times, employees are left to their own devices in completing their daily assigned tasks.  We hire people because we have a need; training gets cut short as the daily routine of the practice pace leaves little room for proper... Read More

The decision to implement an EHR/EMR should not be looked at as a sprint to get just the incentive money.  It should be looked at like a marathon. A sprint is a short distance goal that helps you achieve the end goal of winning a marathon.  Way too many practices are trying to do... Read More

There is a reason there are provider practices called “best practices.”  They fall into a category of healthcare practices that are determined to not only strive for that excellence in every aspect of their healthcare delivery but also achieve it. So how do you know that... Read More