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The Private Medical Practice Academy

The Private Medical Practice Academy

Hosted by: Sandra Weitz MD

I discuss everything you always wanted and absolutely need to know about start, running and growing a private medical practice. I'll also talk about how to leverage your private practice by adding additional...

Episodes

Developing Your Practice's 2023 Strategic Plan

Season #1

In this episode, I'll outline the key steps you need to develop your practice's strategic plan for the new year.The first step: doing a review of the past year. For this you will need a few things: 2022 Profit and...
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Episode 45: Key Skills Your Front Office Staff Must Have

Season #1 Episode #45

You need to hire someone for your front desk. But before you sit down to write the ad for that position you first need to understand what it is that you want that front office person to do.The first impression that...
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Episode 44: Credit Card Processing Fees Eat Into Your Profit

Season #1 Episode #44

If you are like me, you never carry cash. I pay for EVERYTHING with my credit card. And, as a consumer, I get annoyed if a place doesn't take credit cards. I never actually think about the vendor side of things. I...
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Episode 43: Understand The No Surprises Act or Be Prepared to Lose Money

Season #1 Episode #43

If you are an out-of-network provider for an insurance company you may perceive that you can get better reimbursement--in large part because, in some states, you can balance bill the patient. But all of that's about...
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Episode 42: Maximize Your Revenue With Clean Claims

Season #1 Episode #42

Do you know what your practice’s clean-claims submission rate is? Or maybe I should ask you if you even know what a clean claim is? Submitting clean claims is key to maximizing your ability to collect the money that...
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Episode 41: FMLA's Impact On Your Practice

Season #1 Episode #41

Employees often ask about taking leave through the Family Medical Leave Act, otherwise known as FMLA. As the employer, like when you own your own practice, you need to understand FMLA and everything that goes along...
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Episode 40: How to Choose Your Best Malpractice Coverage

Season #1 Episode #40

As a physician, regardless of your specialty or where you practice, you want to have malpractice insurance.  Today I’ll tell you about the different types of malpractice insurance and some of the things you are going...
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Episode 39: Why YOU want to add Remote Patient Monitoring to your practice

Season #1 Episode #39

Today I want to talk to you about remote patient monitoring (RPM.)   RPM has been around since the 1960s but it wasn't until January, 2020 when CMS increased reimbursement that adoption increased.There are several...
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Episode 38: RVUs and CPT codes: Understanding How You Get Paid

Season #1 Episode #38

Physician compensation is often based on RVUs. But, in reality, RVUs actually have no monetary value.  So in order to understand productivity and revenue you have to know what an RVU is, how it’s determined and how to...
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Episode 37: You Need A Facebook Business Page

Season #1 Episode #37

Baby boomers and household decision makers--the target demographic for most medical practices are on Facebook. In other words, your ideal patients are on Facebook right now. That’s why I want to talk to you about why...
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Episode 36: What Benefits Do I Need To Offer?

Season #1 Episode #36

Salary is only part of the overall compensation package. Potential hires often rank benefits as one of the top factors impacting their decision to accept a job offer. Today I'll tell you about how to figure out what...
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Episode 35: Should I Join An IPA or CIN?

Season #1 Episode #35

One of the questions that I’m frequently asked is whether physicians should join a provider network?  First, let’s get the alphabet soup mumbo jumbo out of the way. IPA stands for Independent Practice Association and...
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