May/June 2020

Journal of Medical Practice Management

May/June 2020

Vol. 35, No. 6 · 10 articles

  1. Turncoat Physicians: Why Do They Turn Against Other Physicians?

    JMPM May/June 2020 Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA, CPE, DFAAPL

    Physician executives who work in industry and large healthcare organizations tend to assimilate the characteristics of their nonmedical counterparts and psychologically distance themselves from practicing physicians.

  2. The Magic in Medicine and the Medicine in Magic

    JMPM May/June 2020 Neil Baum, MD, J. Hunter Gaul

    Medicine has cross-pollinated with many other disciplines. Chemistry, physics, biology, optics, astrology, numerology, alchemy, voodoo, and religion, as well as magic, are among the subjects comingled with medicine. I...

  3. The Continued Evolution of CMS’ Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement in 2019 and Beyond

    JMPM May/June 2020 Robert Steele, MS, Alexander Nail, MS, Blair Freed, Janis Coffin, DO, FAAFP, FACMPE

    Hip and knee replacements are among the most common total joint replacement surgeries performed in America. With an increased demand and looming costs to Medicare, the CMS has implemented a mandatory bundled payment p...

  4. Smartphone-Delivered, Therapist-Supported Digital Health Intervention for Physicians with Burnout

    JMPM May/June 2020 Anu Raevuori, MD, PhD, Valerie Forman-Hoffman, PhD, MPH, Philippe Goldin, PhD, Erin Gillung, MA, Susan Connolly, MD, Ellis Dillon, PhD, Veko Vähämäki, MD, Kristian Ranta, MSc, Outi Hilgert, MD, Albert Nazander, MSc, Fannie Huang, MD

    Burnout and depression continue to be a major source of distress among physicians worldwide.1 In the United States, over 50% of physicians report significant symptoms of burnout, a rate more than twice that of other p...

  5. Servant Leadership in the Medical Practice

    JMPM May/June 2020 Laura Hills, DA

    When many of us think of leading a medical practice, one of the first things that comes to mind is a traditional hierarchical structure. As Lyon1 explains, “Traditional leadership sees the people lower in the pyramid ...

  6. Scribes and Efficiency in the Medical Workplace

    JMPM May/June 2020 Janis Coffin, DO, FAAFP, FACMPE, Callista Eckert, Ashkon Nehzati

    Medical scribes follow physicians around in their individual fields of practice, keeping detailed notes of every patient, their background, and their diagnosis at the end of the visit. The physician still signs patien...

  7. Practice Acquisition in an Underserved Market: Planning, Implementation, and Challenges

    JMPM May/June 2020 Tara Haskell, MBA, MHSA, Rebecca Hobing, MBA, Kelly Kleier, MBA, MHSA, Danielle Poe, BSN, CPN, Chris Statile, MD, Michelle Hudgens, MBA, Mark McDonald, MA

    This article explores the many complexities and challenges faced when collaborating across 26 administrative departments to successfully plan and implement a multifaceted practice acquisition.

  8. Managing Emotional Support Animal Requests in the Primary Care Clinic

    JMPM May/June 2020 Jillian Baker, OMSIII, Parker Adams, OMSIII, John Paulson, DO, PhD, FAAFP

    Emotional support animal (ESA) requests are becoming more prevalent during patient encounters for primary care physicians. This process is fraught with challenges, including navigating malingering, patient well-being,...

  9. Innovation in Modern Healthcare: Meet the Hackables

    JMPM May/June 2020 Ayesha Khalid, MD, MBA, Neil Baum, MD

    This article discusses a new method of collaboration among multiple disciplines and even multiple institutions that will improve diagnosis, treatment, and management, and even enhance patient compliance and convenienc...

  10. Complex Care Center: A Tool for the Care Continuum Conundrum

    JMPM May/June 2020 Venkat L. Prasad, MD, FAAFP, MBA/MHA, CPE, Kristine Fay, MHA, CMPE, Cie Mora, MSW, CMPE

    The state of healthcare for patients navigating the care continuum is not ideal. Transitions of care are traps with unintended adverse outcomes that patients and overburdened staff have to navigate, especially vulnera...