E.R. and psychiatric wards of hospitals are usually a place where hospital employees need to be vigilant and brace for some dangerous situations. However, according to news reports, a disturbing trend of violence in hospitals is on the rise. “Nearly 40 % of emergency room employees in California have been physically assaulted on the job, [...]

Any physician who has been sued frivolously understands that once a lawsuit is filed, the damage is done. From hours spent out of the office in depositions and court to irreparable damage to hard-earned reputations to unrecoverable income loss, frivolous lawsuits cause tremendous personal anguish.

Is your practice cluttered with “stuff”? Do you have magazines and periodicals and posters and other supposedly helpful information out for patients to read and occupy their time until they see you? Is the material that you leave out for patients to read, educational in nature? Dr. Melissa Young shares her thoughts on this subject. You can [...]

It’s no secret that there is a national shortage of physicians and with newly insured patients getting access to medical care, how do healthcare executives at hospitals and other medical facilities make ends meet? How do they find ways to keep the physicians that they already have on staff? For more information on this topic [...]

At the center of the healthcare debate, malpractice costs have been argued over for many years. Some states have enacted legislation to limit malpractice awards. With some lawsuits going on for years without much judicial involvement, it’s been difficult for judges to handle this issue. For more on this, check out this NY Times article. [...]

Does averting the financial default bode well for physicians who see Medicare patients in their practices and hospitals? The proposed deal would “call for immediate spending cuts of almost $1 trillion over a decade. The part that would affect physicians is that a 12-member Congressional committee is going come up with recommendations for deficit reductions [...]

Are you interested in finding out how utilizing online social media can assist you in marketing your practice?  Do you have a facebook page for your practice…what about a twitter page?  How do you use them for your advantage? You can listen to this podcast for more information, Podcast: Social Media Opportunities for Practice-based Physicians

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Through the current recession, how has your practice fared?  As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, has your practice struggled to deal with the changes taking place? Check out this 2011 staff salary survey, 2011 Staff Salary Survey