July/August 2022

Journal of Medical Practice Management

July/August 2022

Vol. 38, No. 1 · 11 articles

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  1. Why the HIPAA Privacy Rules Are Important for Physicians to Know

    JMPM July/August 2022 Timothy E. Paterick, MD, JD, MBA

    This article addresses the innumerable effects HIPAA has on physicians’ daily medical practice.

  2. The Tyranny of the Practice Overhead Debate

    JMPM July/August 2022 Daniel K. Zismer, PhD, Gary S. Schwartz, MD, MHA

    Although effective management of practice overhead is always prudent, real practice overhead ratios explain very little of the *net financial yield* performance, or potential of a medical practice.

  3. Refresher on Health Insurance

    JMPM July/August 2022 Michael B. Spellman, PhD

    This article clarifies the meanings of insurance terms that healthcare entrepreneurs should familiarize themselves with.

  4. Physician Career Transitions

    JMPM July/August 2022 Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon), Jay Bhatt, DO, MPH, MPA, Michael J. Sacopulos, JD

    Mike Sacopulos, host of the SoundPractice podcast, interviewed physician leaders Dr. Peter Angood and Dr. Jay Bhatt on strategies for career transitions.

  5. Pearls Are a Woman’s Necktie

    JMPM July/August 2022 Grace E. Terrell, MD, MMM, CPE, FACP, FACPE

    This is a deeply personal story that speaks to many elements in Dr. Terrell’s life that were not directly pertinent to her day-to-day role as a physician executive.

  6. Mental Health of Puerto Ricans Living On and Off the Island After Hurricane Maria

    JMPM July/August 2022 Gerardo Fernandez, Neil Baum, MD

    This article discusses the lasting effects of a natural disaster on those who are immediately affected, as well as the far-reaching effects on the mental health of those who are far from the devastation.

  7. Know Yourself: Your Emotional Intelligence Quotient and Behavior

    JMPM July/August 2022 Matthew J. Mazurek, MD, MHA, CPE, FACHE, FASA, FAAPL

    This article explains the basic tenets of emotional intelligence as it relates to physician leadership.

  8. It Is Always Tough: Challenges for a Healthcare Manager

    JMPM July/August 2022 Timothy W. Boden, CMPE

    Building a team that excels during a crisis requires extraordinary *leadership*.

  9. Healthcare Leadership for Introverts

    JMPM July/August 2022 Laura Hills, DA

    There is a common misconception that introverts can’t be effective leaders because they are too quiet and unassuming for the job. This article argues that introverts can and often do become great leaders precisely bec...

  10. Employee Turnover: Why Medical Practices Lose Good Employees

    JMPM July/August 2022 Heather M. Moore, MHA, Lihua Dishman, DBA, John Fick, EdD

    This study suggests that there are simple institutional fixes that can be implemented to better retain high-performing employees.

  11. Computers Will Not Replace Us

    JMPM July/August 2022 Neil Baum, MD

    Artificial intelligence, or deep learning, might be the game-changer in healthcare that the computer was to technology in the early 1980s. But physicians have nothing to fear about being replaced by AI.