Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Private Practice

Private practice jobs provide an ideal balance between autonomy as a physician and support from colleagues and a healthcare system that’s not as large as a hospital. If you’re considering private practice, preparing thoughtful questions in advance will be telling of the culture and day-to-day life in that practice.

No Surprises Act: A Physician’s Perspective

January 1 2022, the No Surprises Act (NSA) went into effect, opting for more transparency in medical billing and requiring physicians to provide Good Faith Estimates. While a great win for patients, the arbitration it creates between provider and insurer could see many solo/private practices closed permanently.

Is Private Practice the Right Choice for You?

If you’ve ever considered starting your own medical practice or joining a group of like-minded physician-entrepreneurs, read on to see if you have what it takes to make private practice the right step for you.

6 Best Practices for Building Patient Loyalty

Consumers today have high expectations when it comes to service. Companies such as Amazon, Netflix, and Google have thrived on providing consumers what they want, when they want it. As a result, we are living in an “on-demand” era that has increasingly infiltrated almost every industry, with healthcare being no exception. One may argue that medicine is hardly the same as ordering a video or a new set of bath towels online. However, the reality is that patients are consumers and they are living in an “on-demand” world.  To gain their business and win their loyalty, healthcare organizations and practices must recognize this shift and implement strategies to improve access, convenience, and personalization.

The following are six best practices for building and maintaining patient loyalty…

Private Practice 101 – Tips for Building Your Medical Practice

You have the knowledge and training to provide the best care to your patients, but do you know how to maintain and grow your medical practice? While medicine is a calling, healthcare is very much a business.

Here are a several essential strategies you’ll need to grow your medical practice and keep it off life support.

Is Private Practice for You?

As both Tom Petty sang and Mel Brooks depicted on screen, “It’s good to be the king.” As the sole proprietor of your own private practice, you really are the king. You embark on building your own empire. Of course, sometimes kings end up with their heads cut off.

How Does the Current Health Insurance Debate Affect Private Practice in the USA?

The future poses many possible changes to healthcare and its related method of insurance coverage. The focus of healthcare in the USA has not yet been established. Is the intent to cover as many people as possible, control spiraling costs, or make health insurance a personal choice to accept or reject? This debate may not be settled any time soon. Can private practice survive this storm?  

Awakening – The Road to Solo Private Practice

There is one word that sums up why I chose to become a solopreneur, and that word is freedom. Freedom is what I value more than anything, and it is what I correlate most with success. A solopreneur is simply […]

Employed Physicians – The Choosers or the Chosen?

Private practice is not yet extinct, but it has several challenges ahead if it plans to survive the ascension of the hospital system. As physicians look for employment, the bigger question looming in the background is are we truly choosing our practice environment, or is it choosing us?

For Graduating Residents and Fellows: Employed or Private Practice Model?

You are completing the formal training of your specialty and are now faced with how and where to practice medicine. Medical schools and residencies provide little information on the business of medicine. The Affordable Care Act is placing more constraints […]