Keith Reynolds

2 weeks ago | physicianspractice.com | Keith Reynolds

June 9, 2025Fact checked by This year’s survey shows medical practice administrators wrestling with familiar challenges and new uncertainties. Medical practice administrators are grappling with a wide range of persistent and growing challenges, according to the latest Physicians Practice Top Challenges survey. From managing rising costs and staffing shortages to navigating complex payer requirements and administrative burdens, the results reveal a profession under pressure from multiple fronts.

2 weeks ago | physicianspractice.com | Keith Reynolds

With all the useful information available on Physicians Practice, it is easy to become overwhelmed. With this in mind, the tip of the week is a chance to reflect on some of the wisdom found all across the site. This January 2024 article by Nick Hernandez on avoiding strategic planning mistakes gives this tip:2. Trying to plan in too much detailThis is not a criticism of detailed strategic planning but of planning in more detail than the conditions warrant.

3 weeks ago | physicianspractice.com | Keith Reynolds

Turnover is eating medical practices alive. A recent Press Ganey survey of nearly 350,000 health-care workers found that employee engagement inched up in 2024, yet almost one in four respondents were still scanning job boards for something better. For small offices that can’t simply open the checkbook, the question is brutal: How do you keep good people from walking when salaries already feel tapped out? The encouraging news is that once basic needs are met, money rarely tops the wish list.

3 weeks ago | physicianspractice.com | Keith Reynolds

In January, the Change Healthcare breach froze claims clearinghouses nationwide, forcing many small practices to dip into personal reserves just to meet payroll and reminding administrators that a single ransomware attack can grind revenue cycles to a halt. HHS now estimates 130 million patients were affected, making it the largest health-care data breach on record. Spring brought a different kind of threat: measles.

3 weeks ago | physicianspractice.com | Keith Reynolds

If it feels as though you’re running a staffing agency and an IT help-desk on top of a medical practice, you’re not alone. The 2025 Physicians Practice Staffing & Salary Survey found that practices in every region are still struggling to maintain adequate staffing levels while juggling heavier employee workloads and fast-shifting workforce dynamics.