Independent medical practice runs on operations

Clinical training does not teach operational survival

Clinical training prepares physicians for clinical decisions. It rarely prepares them for the operational decisions that determine whether an independent practice survives the first three years.

A new practice owner may understand diagnosis, treatment, documentation, and patient communication, yet still be unready for payer enrollment, days to get paid, denial management, lease math, compliance deadlines, electronic health record (EHR) tradeoffs, and vendor evaluation. These decisions …

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Independent medical practice runs on operations