Private Practice Perspectives
Private Practice Perspectives
Our role in colorectal cancer prevention education
Each year in the month of March, advocates, physicians, and health care educators come together to promote the importance of colorectal cancer...
Private Practice Perspectives
How productivity influences compensation in private practice
Most practices utilize relative value units, a standard used by Medicare to determine the amount to pay physicians according to their productivity...
Private Practice Perspectives
Quality measures and initiatives in private practices
The road to improving quality within a private practice starts by defining the aspects of care that affect the quality of the patient experience...
Private Practice Perspectives
Navigating a pandemic: The importance of preparedness in independent GI practices
As early-career GI physicians who are familiar with new technologies, you are in a great position to lead the practices you join into the future...
Private Practice Perspectives
The pros and cons of pathology lab ownership: What early career GI doctors need to know
From colonoscopies to endoscopic ultrasound, gastroenterology is fundamentally a procedure-based specialty. Given that reality, making a decision...
The New Gastroenterologist
Ambulatory surgery centers 101: What new GIs need to know
Gastroenterologists who are new to the field can and should ask questions of any practice they are considering joining about the buy-in process...
Private Practice Perspectives
Clinical research in private practice? It can be done, and here’s how
Not every physician coming out of medical school wants to go down the path of conducting clinical research. But for those who do, the decision is...
Private Practice Perspectives
Building an effective community gastroenterology practice
Creating a referral process and patient base as a new gastroenterologist doesn’t have to be daunting. Follow these tips to get started.
Private Practice Perspectives
How to create your specialized niche in a private practice
The more focused you are, the more you have a differentiator that separates you from your colleagues, increasing your chances of success.
Private Practice Perspectives
Finding your first job: Tips for picking the right practice
Here are some questions to ask yourself and tips that may help make the decision about which practice is right for you.