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Starting a Practice - 02/24/2026

Setting Up or Closing a Practice

Practice E-Tips on Human Resources - 11/13/2025

E-Tips on Human Resources

Three Steps That Could Save Your Practice’s Life - 11/12/2025

What would happen to your practice if you suffered an extended illness or a temporary — or permanent — disability? Solo physicians should take three important steps to make their practice ready to go on immediate life support in event of an extended illness or disability.

How to Notify Employees of Closing or Selling a Practice - 11/12/2025

Guidelines for Notifying Employees of the Closing or Selling of a Practice

Develop a No-Show Policy — and Use It - 11/12/2025

Develop a no-show policy — and use it

Breach Notification Rules Get a Makeover - 11/11/2025

Rules about notifying patients when their electronic protected health information (PHI) has been breached — that is, used or disclosed impermissibly — got stronger under HIPAA, while a new state law brought some relief.

Patient Notification During Practice Transition - 11/11/2025

Patient Notification During Practice Transition

TMA Knowledge Center: Got Questions? - 11/11/2025

You can call the TMA Knowledge Center at (800) 880-7955 for fast answers.

How Can I Prevent Embezzlement in My Practice? - 11/11/2025

Medical practices are largely cash businesses and have the highest embezzlement rate of any service industry. Every medical practice, regardless of size, specialty or location, is a potential victim of employee theft and embezzlement.

What Is the Right Staffing Level for Your Practice? - 11/10/2025

What Is the Right Staffing Level for Your Practice?

Hiring the Right Person for Your Practice - 11/10/2025

Hiring right is not a matter of chance. Follow these nine steps for hiring success.

Job Screening Checklist - 11/10/2025

Job Screening Checklist

Stop Embezzlement Before It Starts - 11/10/2025

Embezzlement occurs in medical practices more often than you might think. Follow these tips to reduce the potential for cash embezzlement in your practice.

Solve Conflict With These Four Steps - 11/10/2025

When patients’ emotions are high, their logic is low. To solve a conflict with a patient, you need lower the patient’s emotional level so you can negotiate a reasonable solution.

Do’s and Don’ts of Unemployment Insurance Claims and Appeals - 11/07/2025

Do’s and Don’ts of Unemployment Insurance Claims and Appeals

Follow These Five Tips When You Follow Up on Claims - 10/24/2025

Follow These Five Tips When You Follow Up on Claims

Practice Financials - 10/20/2025

Get the information you need to keep your practice financials in order.

It Takes a Team to Produce a Good Claim - 09/16/2025

It Takes a Team to Produce a Good Claim

Billing and Collections: A Process, Not a Task - 08/07/2025

Revenue cycle procedures begin with efficient appointment scheduling and end with payment for billed charges. By attending carefully to each step of the revenue cycle process, you can eliminate problems that may cause your practice to lose money.

Notifying Your Patients When You Leave a Practice - 08/07/2025

I am an employed physician who is preparing to leave the large practice where I work. Am I responsible for sending letters to my patients about my move, or is the practice responsible?

How to Handle Patient Confrontations - 08/05/2025

Try this three-step assertive response to patients who become angry,stubborn, manipulative,and even abusive.

Use Exit Interviews to Boost Employee Retention - 08/05/2025

Use Exit Interviews to Boost Employee Retention

Try These Budget-Friendly Ways to Motivate Your Staff - 08/05/2025

Employees value many things as much as — maybe even more than — the amount of money you pay them. Respect, recognition, and pride in what they do are basic but powerful motivators. Here are some no-cost, low-cost ways to help your staff bloom.

Top Three Reasons Embezzlement Occurs - 08/05/2025

Medical practices suffer from one of the highest embezzlement rates of all service industries.Several factors can contribute to embezzlement. The top three are opportunity, pressure, and rationalization.

Preventing Embezzlement - 08/05/2025

Preventing Embezzlement