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Protecting Your Practice: Fraud, Theft, & Embezzlement
By: Kara D. Kelley, SHRM-CP, Parkhurst & Associates CPA PC — Take a minute to Google the search phrase “Receptionist forging prescriptions.” You should pull up about 614,000 results. Now search for “office manager theft.” You’ll likely get about 1.2 million results. The first pages of both of these searches are filled with articles about…
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Medical training is over. What’s the next chapter?
By: MANU PRATIVADI, MD — Today is a strange day. I treated myself to a slice of nondescript doughy hospital pizza for lunch today. If this was an actual pizza place, and I had a choice, I would never order this pizza. But today, the pizza tasted fantastic. In fact, it tasted like the best pizza I’ve…
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Coworking vs. Traditional Office Space
By: STEVE GILLESPIE— When starting a business, there are thousands of decisions to make. One of those is whether or not you need a traditional office space. You could set up shop in a coworking space but which is better for your company? Coworking vs. traditional office space is a question with a different answer…
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Creative Use Of Nontraditional Properties Needed To Head Off Medical Office Space Shortage
By: Dees Stribling, Bisnow National — The growing demand for healthcare services is threatening to outstrip the supply of medical office space in a number of U.S. markets, according to a new report by Transwestern. The report, Medical Office Space Gets Tight, bases its predictions on the anticipated growth in healthcare workers through 2019 and…
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Texas’ most expensive rental spot is this Austin zip code, report says
By: Amanda O’Donnell — Are you renting in the most expensive zip code in Texas? If you’re living in Austin’s 78701, the honor is all yours, a new list by real estate site Rent Cafe reports. The 78701 zip code is located primarily in downtown Austin, and, according to Rent Cafe, has an average rent of $2,658. The second-highest…
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Launching a practice? Don’t forget these 3 tasks
By: American Dental Association — Are you thinking about starting your own practice? Or have you already taken the plunge and opened your first office? Whether you’re a newbie or think you have it figured out, here are a few tasks you may not have thought about: 1. Check your local laws This is especially true…
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8 Common Missteps When Starting a Practice
By: Kara D. Kelley, SHRM-CP, Parkhurst & Associates CPA PC — The process of starting a practice is truly exciting. It’s full of amazing opportunities – and many potential pitfalls. For practice owners just starting out, or those who still in their first years of practice ownership, there can be a steep learning curve. Here…
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Hiring the Right Dental Practice Broker
By: McLerran & Associates — Selling a dental practice is a huge life event for a practice owner and will have a significant impact on their quality of life after the sale. In previous articles, we discussed the reasons for hiring a dental practice broker and their role in the transition process. While it is important…
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Four Tips To Grow Your Medical Practice
Medical professionals — physicians, dentists, surgeons — go through many years of school before finally settling into their chosen field. Many will move on to work in hospitals or other established practices. There are others, however, who choose to open their own medical practice and embark on the entrepreneurial journey. The one consistent challenge medical…
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Best Practices for Keeping Patient Data Confidential
There’s nothing easy about being a healthcare provider in the United States, especially when it comes to health data privacy. From working long hours and dealing with insurance, to abiding by a myriad of government laws — healthcare providers never have a shortage of to-dos. Though there’s a constant flow of urgent tasks to think…
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