For a physician, opening an independent practice means building a place to practice medicine on your own terms. It also means becoming something medical training may not have fully prepared you to be: a business owner and an employer. A decision-maker responsible for operations, finances, vendors, technology, staffing, payer relationships and the infrastructure that supports patient care. For women physicians building practices of their own, that transition can represent an e

Choosing how to manage medical billing is one of the most consequential operational decisions a practice can make. Keep billing in-house, and you maintain direct oversight of the people performing the work – but you also assume responsibility for recruiting, training, technology, coverage, management and keeping pace with changing payer requirements.