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The Overlooked Opportunity in Medical Practice Management
Most medical practice management comes down to keeping the practice running: filling staffing gaps, controlling rising costs, clearing scheduling bottlenecks and working through payer friction....
OBGYN Profitability Opportunities from Lab Testing
For many OBGYN practices, the search for improving practice profitability begins with searching for ways to increase patient volume, negotiate payer contracts, or expanding ancillary services....
Where Lab Testing Fits in Medical Practice Management
Medical practice management exists to keep a practice healthy, making sure the people, processes, finances and technology behind patient care not only support the practice, but allow it to grow. ...
How Ancillary Lab Services Can Contribute to Medical Practice Profitability
Physician practices routinely evaluate ancillary services for their potential to improve practice profitability. Traditional ancillaries tend to add two things at once: a revenue opportunity and...
How Physician Practices Can Find Profitability Opportunities as Revenue Growth Narrows
The search for new revenue is becoming more urgent as physician practices absorb higher costs and less predictable growth. In a June 2026 MGMA Stat poll, 47% of medical groups reported higher...
What It Takes to Build and Run An In-House Genetic Lab
Large physician groups with substantial genetic testing volume may eventually reach a point where bringing eligible testing in-house becomes a serious strategic option. The opportunity can be...
Building and Owning a Physician-Owned Molecular Lab
For a physician practice considering bringing molecular testing in house, the first questions are usually practical. How much space will the lab require? What equipment is needed? Who will staff it?...
Can a Physician Practice Bill for Tests Performed by a Reference Laboratory?
Outsourced testing can make the billing model look automatic. For most physician practices, sending a specimen to a reference laboratory feels like the end of a decision. The physician orders the...
How to Bring Laboratory Testing In-House The Right Way
Bringing laboratory testing in-house can be one of the most transformative moves a physician practice can make. But while the opportunity is great, the path is complex, and unfortunately, many...