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The Comprehensive Digital Marketing Guide for Your New Medical Practice (Or Side Gig Business)
Digital marketing guide for physicians starting a new private practice, with branding, website tips, how to build an online reputation, email marketing campaigns, paid ads, and more
How to Discharge a Patient From Your Practice: Ethical and Legal Considerations and Procedures
Terminating a patient relationship should comply with legal & ethical guidelines, have a valid reason, & follow a set written protocol for why and how to discharge them from your practice and transfer care
What Percentage of Collections Should You Be Paying Your Billing Company?
What percentage of a private practice's collections is appropriate to pay a billing company, how they determine charges, fee models, & red flags to note with costs & metrics when deciding if a billing company is a good fit
Stand Alone Tail Insurance: What Physicians Need to Know and When to Consider Getting a Policy
What physicians should know about getting stand alone tail insurance to cover costs and liability for lawsuits filed & incidents reported after a prior malpractice policy is no longer in effect
Ways Doctors Can Use AI in Clinical Practice, and How to Get Started
Ways doctors can use AI in clinical practice to improve efficiency, productivity, & patient outcomes, while also reducing burnout, & examples of how to get started with artificial intelligence tools in healthcare
Should Your Private Practice Join a Management Services Organization (MSO)?
How Management Services Organizations (MSOs) work, pros, cons, & costs of joining an MSO, ways to structure one, CPOM regulations, & red flags physicians should know
How Remote Virtual Assistants (VAs) Can Be Used in Private Practice
Roles virtual assistants can play in private practices, tasks they can perform, benefits and downsides of using VAs in healthcare, and how to find and train remote employees
Private Practice Partnership Tracks: What Determines Timelines for Years to Partner
Average number of years it takes to make partner by specialty, and other factors that determine how long a private practice partnership track is
Credentialing and Contracting With Insurance Companies and Payors: Tips and Tricks
Negotiation tips for private practices to get on insurance company panels & get the best rates and terms while credentialing and contracting
Red Flags When Interviewing at a Private Practice
Red flags to look for when interviewing for a job at a private practice that may suggest more questions are needed before signing a contract
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