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Sample Letter: Physician Discontinuing Practice - 11/18/2025

Letter for Physician Discontinuing Practice

Risk Management - 11/13/2025

Practice e-Tips on Risk Management

Follow-Up Failures Are Risky - 11/13/2025

Missed appointments and failures to follow up pose some of the greatest legal risks for physicians. Here are some risk-management tips for your practice.

Monthly Financials Provide Needed Focus - 11/12/2025

Your appointment schedule is full, your staff file and track claims timely and bill patients monthly, and day-to-day operations are running smoothly. Everything is going great … or is it?

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

Develop a no-show policy — and use it

Patient Notification During Practice Transition - 11/11/2025

Patient Notification During Practice Transition

Verify Auditor Credentials - 11/11/2025

Be careful about who gets access to your medical records, and to which ones.

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?

Job Screening Checklist - 11/10/2025

Job Screening Checklist

Did That Employee Quit, or Did You Fire Her? - 11/10/2025

The question of whether an employee quit or was fired is very important if the ex-employee files for unemployment benefits. It determines who has the burden of proof in the case. These tips from the Texas Workforce Commission can help you keep the onus of proof off you.

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.

Make Physician Training in Coding Methods Part of Your Practice - 11/10/2025

Increase physician understanding of coding by implementing physician-led coding and compliance programs. 

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

How to Handle Patient Confrontations - 08/05/2025

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

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

Data Provides Benchmark for Staff Salary Levels - 08/05/2025

Data provides benchmark for staff salary levels

Job Descriptions: More Than Just for Hiring - 08/05/2025

Hiring a new employee? Start by writing a job description. Here’s what to include and how it can work for you beyond the hiring process.

OIG Tips for Recognizing Questionable Consultants - 08/04/2025

OIG Tips for Recognizing Questionable Consultants

What’s a Good Way to Measure Physician Productivity? - 07/29/2025

An effective way to measure physician productivity is in relative value units (RVUs). Monitoring physician productivity can be one element in tracking a practice’s financial health.

The Secret Handshake: TMA Experts Identify Medical Documentation Missteps - 05/06/2024

TMA experts help identify medical documentation missteps that may lead to payment and prior authorization denials.

Staff Recruitment - 01/22/2024

Personalized recruiting of qualified staff for front office, billing, clinical, and management positions. We provide assistance with job descriptions, résumé review and evaluation, reference and background checks, on-site interviews and training.