Medical Equipment Leasing: 7 Terms to Check First
Medical equipment leasing rents clinical equipment for a fixed term. The seven contract terms that decide what it really costs, and the Section 179 qualifier vendors leave out.
Insurance Eligibility Verification: 8 Essential Checks Before the Visit
What insurance eligibility verification has to return before a patient is really verified, when to run it, and what payers are required to give you.
Patient Collections: 9 Steps to Get Paid Before the Patient Leaves
Patient collections now decide whether an independent practice runs short on cash. Nine operational steps, plus what we found reconciling balances at a clinic our founder operates.
Claim Denials: 7 Practical Fixes for Medical Practices
Why claim denials happen and what to do about each one: the eight buckets, the aging thresholds, and the appeal deadlines that actually bind.
How to Negotiate a Medical Office Lease: 10 Terms to Check First
A medical office lease is usually the second-largest fixed cost a practice carries, right behind payroll, and it locks you in for seven to ten years or more. To negotiate a medical office lease well, focus on the terms that actually move your money and your flexibility: the rent structure (gross versus triple net), the…
Medical Practice Valuation: How to Value Your Practice in 2026
A medical practice valuation is a formal estimate of what your practice is worth: its fair market value, the price an informed buyer would actually pay a willing seller, not the asking price you hope to get. Most practices are valued using one of three approaches (income, market, or asset-based), and the number that matters…
Working Capital for Medical Practices: 6 Funding Options for 2026
Working capital for medical practices is the cash that covers payroll, rent, and supplies while you wait on insurance reimbursements and patient payments. Six tools close that gap: a business line of credit, a short-term working capital loan, a merchant cash advance, an SBA 7(a) loan, equipment financing, and claims-based financing. Each one trades speed…
Physician Compensation Models: 7 Approaches Compared for 2026
Physician compensation models are the structured formulas a medical practice uses to decide how much each physician earns. The most common physician compensation models are straight salary, productivity-based pay (usually measured in work RVUs), net collections, equal share, base salary plus incentive, and value-based or quality-driven plans. Today most practices use a hybrid model that…
Medical Practice Financing: 7 Funding Options to Grow Your Practice
Medical practice financing is the capital a physician-owned practice borrows to fund growth, cover a short-term cash flow gap, buy equipment, or open a new location. Seven options do most of the work: SBA loans, conventional term loans, business lines of credit, working capital loans, equipment financing and leasing, practice acquisition or startup loans, and…
How to Reduce Medical Practice Overhead Costs: 9 Practical Strategies
Medical practice overhead costs average nearly 60% of revenue. Learn 9 practical ways to cut expenses and protect your practice’s margins.
