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Practice and Community-Level Variations in Primary Care Panel Size [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Excess number of patients per clinician has been associated with higher physician burnout and may hinder timely patient access to care. Methods: We queried the 2021 Virginia All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) to estimate panel size by identifying the number of unique patients seen by each PCP.

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Q&A: How to Avoid Finance Regulatory Claims

Physician's Weekly

Physican: I’m expanding my internal medicine practice to include more wellness care, and I want to market that. Dr. MedLaw: Since this is not a physician group being given part of a fee that you charged a patient that they referred, it would not be fee-splitting. You ask, she answers! Is it OK to do this, or is it fee-splitting?

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Towards a Fundamental Unit of Continuity of Care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Continuity of care between a patient and their primary care practitioner (PCP) is a cornerstone of primary care (PC) and is associated with many positive health outcomes. Many proposed methods for measuring continuity utilize an aggregation of patient visits. These patients had 54% of 2019 visits with their PCP.

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Tech upgrade success: 6 rules every practice should follow

Physician's Practice

From AI scribes that promise to slash documentation time to “plug-and-play” patient-engagement portals, vendors descend on medical practices with glossy decks and tight trial deadlines. The health technology gold rush is back on, and sales reps know where to find you. Yet a single misstep can wipe out months of margin.

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Are your patients satisfied?

Physician's Practice

Reynolds Blog Video Neil Baum, MD, asks whether your patients are satisfied with their care and shows how a quick survey could make the difference. If your patients are unhappy with care then they probably won't come back to your practice. June 25, 2025 By Neil Baum, MD Fact checked by Keith A.

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Practice tip of the week: Hiring a marketing consultant

Physician's Practice

Key log and problem solving for health care practices Neil Baum, MD June 13th 2025 Article Identifying the "key log" behind delays and inefficiencies can help medical practices streamline operations, improve patient satisfaction and prevent recurring problems — without adding costs.

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9 zero-budget staff motivators that beat a pay raise

Physician's Practice

Recent Videos Related Content Patient loyalty: Encourage them to keep coming back Neil Baum, MD June 6th 2025 Article Creating memorable patient experiences boosts loyalty and encourages repeat visits to your medical practice. Below are nine no-cost tactics to lift morale today and retention tomorrow.