As healthcare consolidation accelerates and pay shrinks, fewer physicians are choosing private practice. Yet for some, the autonomy and entrepreneurial opportunity are worth the risk. As healthcare ...

So perhaps it's going to be a Q3 or Q4 goal for your practice to hire the office manager. Then if you have multiple providers, you want to make sure that you at least have one medical assistant ...

Seven physicians talk about why they chose private practice over employment. ... "I have no nurse or front-office staff, which means I can save $125,000 to $150,000 a year," he said.