We believe integrating some form of cultural awareness and competency training into the curriculum at the undergraduate medical education level would help prepare future physicians for an increasingly diverse patient population.

When two or more members of the medical practice team are locked in a conflict, their animosity can turn a healthy working environment into a toxic space. That is why the medical practice manager needs to develop skills in conflict prevention, confli...

Strategic management is all about positioning your company relative to your competitors so that your performance will be better than theirs. In Part I of this article, we presented the internal considerations for a successful strategy; in this part w...

This article will discuss how to use “sacred time” in order to enhance efficiency in the practice.

This article, the first part of a two-part article, intends to simplify the transition from an entrepreneurial to a strategic focus. It walks an entrepreneur through the strategic management planning process using a fictional business.

This article covers 10 common questions regarding closure of medical procedure consults.

To understand how gender composition might affect differences in health services we examined the surgeon gender–specific rates of routine cataract surgery performed in ambulatory surgical centers in Florida. From 2005 through 2012, women ophthalmolog...

A hospital and a medical school team up to provide medical training and ensure a good crop of future physicians to work in the hospital.

Practices should coach staff on verbiage and body language that encourage respect, kindness, and understanding.

The use of these techniques is growing in popularity and could help physician leaders gain better focus in the hectic health care world.