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automate your medical practice
automate your medical practice
A complete beginner’s guide: How to start automating your medical practice

A practical guide to streamlining operations, reducing admin burden, and improving patient care with healthcare automation.

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picture of employees researching credentialing with insurance companies
Medical insurance credentialing 101: Everything you need to know

From avoiding hours of paperwork to getting paid by insurance companies, find out what you need to know about medical insurance credentialing

tax planning for private practice
tax planning for private practice
Essential tax planning strategies for medical practice owners

Tax planning helps you minimize stress, prevent filing issues, and support business growth and personal savings goals.

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owning a small healthcare practice graphic
Challenges of owning a small healthcare practice

Here are 5 challenges for independent practices and how to deal with them

Billing professional learning about how to open medical billing company
Billing professional learning about how to open medical billing company
5 key steps to starting your medical billing company

Start your medical billing company off right with these 5 steps.

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woman researching medical practice permit needs on computer
Starting a medical practice? Consider these permits

Getting ready to open your own medical practice? Find out if applying for the following permits should be on your to-do list.

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tax refunds and healthcare costs
tax refunds and healthcare costs
The Empire Plan underwent changes on July 1, 2023

The Empire Plan, a health insurance plan for certain employees in the state of New York, changed on July 1, 2023. Here’s what you need to know.

healthcare observances calendar
healthcare observances calendar
Complete 2024 calendar of health observances and holidays in the US (free monthly downloads)

Health observance calendars make it easier for practices to market proactive care services to patients. Get organized and boost your healthcare marketing efforts with our free calendar.

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healthcare AI
Healthcare AI and HIPAA privacy concerns: Everything you need to know

Healthcare AI has enormous potential to benefit practices — and to violate HIPAA. Here’s what you need to know to stay in compliance.

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colleagues discussing diagnosis vs external cause coding
Why isn’t “bitten by a dog” a valid diagnosis for coding? Diagnosis vs external cause coding rules explained

Learn what the coding rules are for capturing injuries vs. the cause of the injury and get expert tips on how to properly document for ICD-10 code assignment.

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a provider evaluating IPA insurance pros and cons
What is an Independent Physicians Association?

IPAs can often take some of the risk off your shoulders, provide cost savings, and even lead to some care coordination opportunities.

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a group of doctors determining a healthcare operating budget
Cut costs not corners: Building a healthcare operating budget for medical practices

You’ve spent years preparing to serve others by launching an independent medical practice. Now, it is finally time for that dream to become a reality. But how do you create an inclusive, realistic healthcare operating budget? Structuring this effort for a successful launch and profitable longevity means ensuring your short- and long-term vision goes beyond […]

Physician burnout: Protect yourself and your business

What are the causes of physician burnout, and what are solutions?

Insurance for medical practices
Insurance for medical practices
Insurance for medical practices: Protecting your business and assets

Discover the essential insurance types and protection strategies medical practice owners need to safeguard their business, assets, and peace of mind.

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Image of doctor looking at tablet to determine what are hsa deductibles for 2024
HSA deductibles to increase in 2024: What independent healthcare practices need to know

Learn about what the upcoming HSA deductible increases mean for your patients and practice.

Medical practice owner searches online for ChatGPT doctor uses
Medical practice owner searches online for ChatGPT doctor uses
What doctors should know before using ChatGPT

Healthcare professionals are exploring how OpenAI’s chatbot can be used in medicine — but should it?

graphic of book on starting a medical billing company
graphic of book on starting a medical billing company
How to start a medical billing company

With a positive industry outlook, you can start and grow a medical billing company by following these simple steps.

medical practice cybersecurity insurance
medical practice cybersecurity insurance
Do independent practices need cybersecurity insurance?

Cybersecurity insurance is a necessity for healthcare organizations of any size.

Physician vaccinates a patient to lower the risk of the acute severe tripledemic COVID-19, flu, and RSV viruses
Physician vaccinates a patient to lower the risk of the acute severe tripledemic COVID-19, flu, and RSV viruses
9 tips physicians can adopt to beat the tripledemic threat this winter

Here’s what you need to know as a healthcare provider to mitigate the spread of the tripledemic COVID-19, flu, and RSV viruses.

This is an image of 3 people in a medical practice looking at a computer. This is meant to show happiness as a result of streamlining a practice’s workflow.
This is an image of 3 people in a medical practice looking at a computer. This is meant to show happiness as a result of streamlining a practice’s workflow.
Improve your medical office workflow with automation: Merging productivity and patient satisfaction

Improving your front office’s efficiency helps decrease staff burnout and increase patient satisfaction.

Doctor building relationship with patient running clinic successfully
Doctor building relationship with patient running clinic successfully
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person looking at medical job posting sites and job boards
Where to post job ads for your medical practice

Need to staff your medical practice? Find out where to post your job ads, from healthcare job boards to social media sites like LinkedIn and Twitter.

Healthcare professional reads about hcpcs consolidated billing
Healthcare professional reads about hcpcs consolidated billing
Skilled nursing facility consolidated billing enforcement: HCPCS code changes

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes play a critical role in healthcare billing. Here’s what you need to know about the July 2023 changes.

Physician examines patient to determine ICD-10 F45.42 diagnosis code
Physician examines patient to determine ICD-10 F45.42 diagnosis code
What is the ICD-10 code for G89?

In this guide, we provide expert insights into exactly how to correctly assign ICD-10 pain codes. 

healthcare observances calendar
healthcare observances calendar
Free healthcare observances calendar: February 2024

Health observance calendars make it easier for practices to market proactive care services to patients. Get organized and boost your healthcare marketing efforts with our free February calendar.

Sliding fee sample policy
Sliding fee sample policy
Sample sliding fee schedule policy for medical practices (free)

Use this free sliding fee schedule policy in your independent practice to help patients pay their bills.