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Remember the days when local families could call the community doctor and request treatment in their own homes? Was it only on television that physicians would travel to meet the needs of their patients, wherever they happened to need their help?

Besides staffing and insurance, medical supplies are one of the major expenses of modern medical practices. Physicians who run traditional offices often discover that they have to sacrifice their own income in order to furnish their office with the...

Many physicians began their professional careers excited about the opportunity to care for their patients and optimistic about the income potential, only to find out the reality of modern healthcare is not nearly this simple.

With today’s medical environment so reliant on complicated insurance company regulations and intricate billing procedures, many physicians are looking for niche medical practices that will allow them to maintain their income...

Initially, many physicians may be excited about the thought of severing their ties with insurance companies once and for all, forgoing the piles of paperwork that go with insurance contracts and patient billing as you begin a cash only medical...

While many people assume that physicians today earn substantial incomes and enjoy large periods of leisure time, the reality is that most doctors put in long workdays and end up relinquishing a large portion of their fees to insurance companies and...

On the outset, a cash only medical practice would seem to be the ideal business environment for a savvy physician: no insurance companies to set pricing structures and necessitate pre-qualifying standards; no mountains of claims to process; the...

While the skill set required by any medical practice accountant is going to have the same general characteristics, there are some peculiarities to a cash pay medical business opportunity.

No matter what type of medical practice you decide to pursue, every physician understands the need to take out quality malpractice insurance. Protecting yourself both monetarily and legally is, of course, vital in every business opportunity.

The decision to become a doctor is a momentous one. A notable and rewarding position indeed, becoming a physician requires great physical and mental stamina.