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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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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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North Texas tops Forbes’ best cities for jobs
With 25.6-percent job growth since 2006, the Dallas-Plano-Irving area ranked No. 1 on Forbes’ 2018 list of the best cities for jobs. It marks the North Texas region’s second year in the top spot after it dethroned San Francisco in 2016. Its two-year reign stems from consistent job growth over the past several years, Forbes reported.…
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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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Google Timelapse shows how Texas cities changed over 30 years
Proud Texans have been boasting about the state’s rapidly growing cities for years, and with a little help from more than three decades of satellite imagery, it’s easy to see those big changes for the Lone Star State. Google released “Timelapse,” a Google Earth feature that allows users to see how the globe has changed over the…
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The Pros and Cons of Rural Dental Practices
Dental practices are, in many ways, just like any other business. It’s vital to be competitive in your industry. One aspect of competitiveness is matching your lifestyle preferences with those of your practice and its patient base. For instance, do prefer to live in a big city, a small town, a rural area or somewhere…
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Four Texas cities land on Niche’s 20 best places to live in America 2018 ranking
Texas and California have the most cities in the top 20 places to live in America, according to ranking and review site Niche. A total of four cities in each state made the top 20. For Texas, the cities making the top 20 include Plano, The Woodlands, Richardson, and Round Rock. California’s cities are Berkeley, Irvine,…
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