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Essentials of Physician Practice Management (J-B Public Health/Health Services Text)

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I purchased this book as my husband and I are about to begin the process of opening our own Plastic Surgery Practice. While I am certain that this is an excellent read for a PhD candidate or a physician with an MBA, it is not for the average or even above average physician looking for advice and information concerning the management of a practice. It is most definitely an extremely in depth and detailed examination of all aspects of medical management. It presupposes that the reader is well-versed in fiscal policy, business law, and graduate level economics. I struggled with the book for several days before making it a gift to my brother-in-law who is an MBA student. At the core it is a textbook for a graduate business student and not for a physician.

The structure of the book is excellent, and drive to an objective and quickly understending about a complex theme. It is more directed to hospitals and group (business effort) of physicians. It has not a commitment with a "day-by-day" aproach and with dynamic changes of consumer (patient) behavior.

A team composed of an MD (Blair A. Keagy) and a CPA (Marci S. Thomas) created this comprehensive guidance resource covering the widest spectrum of mission-critical practice management topics and including contributions by multiple specialists:

1) Budgeting for Physician Practices (Marci S. Thomas).
2) Revenue Cycle (Lou Porn, Polly Minugh).
3) Understanding the Cost of Providing Services (Suriya H. Grima, John A. Grima).
4) Taxation and Physician Practices (Anne M. McGeorge).
5) Capital Investment Decisions (Marci S. Thomas, Elisabeth Fowlie Mock).
6) Monitoring Financial Performance (Teresa L. Edwards).
7) Negotiating Managed Care Contracts and Contract Management (Beacham Wray).
8) Federal and State Regulations (Bruce A. Johnson).
9) Corporate Compliance in a Medical Practice Setting (Bruce A. Johnson).
10) Risk Management (Kathryn Johnson).
11) Governance and Leadership in a Medical Practice (Blair A. Keagy).
12) Human Resource Management (Bruce J. Fried, Marci S. Thomas, Lisa L. Goodrich).
13) Physician Compensation (Lou Porn).
14) The Role of Nonphysician Clinicians in Medical Practice (Blair A. Keagy).
15) Impact of Nursing Workforce Issues on the Physician and Practice Manager (Elizabeth A. Arsenault).
16) Developing a Business Plan (Lou Porn).
17) Adding a New Service or Program to a Medical Practice (Blair A. Keagy).
18) Marketing a Practice (Karen McCall, Dan Dunlop).
19) Integrating a Clinical Research Program into a Medical Practice (William A. Marston).
20) Relationships Between Medical Practices and Community Hospitals (Blair A. Keagy).
21) Academic Medical Centers (Mary Jane Kagarise, Anthony A. Meyer).
22) Information Systems (David D. Potenziani).
23) Performance Improvement, Teamwork, and Monitoring Outcomes (Bette G. Brotherton, Larry Mandelkehr).
24) The Twenty-First-Century Medical Environment (George F. Sheldon).

It is the most comprehensive and academically solid practice management guide.

Yuval Lirov, Practicing Profitability - Billing Network Effect for Revenue Cycle Control in Healthcare Clinics and Chiropractic Offices: Collections, Audit Risk, SOAP Notes, Scheduling, Care Plans, and Coding

Easy to read. Concepts clear and concise. All relevant topics covered.