https://simplecast.com Private practices have been under intense pressure for years; the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the financial strain and highlighted the burdens faced by physician practice owners each day. As a private practice doctor you know there are skills beyond medicine you need to navigate COVID-19, workflow pain points, and other practice issues. The AMA’s Thriving in Private Practice podcast connects you with expert advice to make your practice thrive, from practice owners like you. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts. American Medical Association en Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:09:43 +0000 https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f46815d0-45cc-4c32-a001-2abaa533c1f4/0395fd2f-00e8-4e9c-9866-1be6f0cf8a49/3000x3000/22-738178-updated-podcast-art-thriving-in-private-practice-3000x3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts serial Private practices have been under intense pressure for years; the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the financial strain and highlighted the burdens faced by physician practice owners each day. As a private practice doctor you know there are skills beyond medicine you need to navigate COVID-19, workflow pain points, and other practice issues. The AMA’s Thriving in Private Practice podcast connects you with expert advice to make your practice thrive, from practice owners like you. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts. American Medical Association false https://feeds.simplecast.com/EP7r30AT private practice medicine, payor audits, medical practice, medical practice owner, medical practice ownership, medical private practice, practice owners, private practice, private practice career in medicine, transition to private practice in medicine American Medical Association aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org 1de46dfb-17db-4d6f-829b-d2d01a932f44 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts Innovative Contracting for Private Practice Physicians, Part II American Medical Association 00:28:31 In this episode, we continue our conversation with Mike Grodus, Chief Administrative Officer at Professional Medical Corp., a Physician Health Organization (PHO). He addresses recent trends in commercial payer contracts such as “value-based” contracts, cost and quality provisions and telehealth adoption. We also discuss AMA’s recent work and overall thoughts on innovative contracting opportunities and advantages for private practices and PHOs. In this episode, we continue our conversation with Mike Grodus, Chief Administrative Officer at Professional Medical Corp., a Physician Health Organization (PHO). He addresses recent trends in commercial payer contracts such as “value-based” contracts, cost and quality provisions and telehealth adoption. We also discuss AMA’s recent work and overall thoughts on innovative contracting opportunities and advantages for private practices and PHOs. telehealth, commercial payer contracts, value-based, contracts, contracting, innovative contracting, carol vargo, physician health organization, part ii, professional medical corp, part 2, medicak groups, quality profivions, mike grodus, pho false full 10 1 5a0027e5-5f68-4a27-af12-1a89c166a714 Thu, 4 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts Innovative Contracting for Private Practice Physicians, Part I American Medical Association 00:31:16 In this episode, our guest Mike Grodus, Chief Administrative Officer at Professional Medical Corp., a Physician Health Organization (PHO), discusses recent trends in commercial payer contracts such as “value-based” contracts, cost and quality provisions and telehealth adoption. We also discuss AMA’s recent work and overall thoughts on innovative contracting opportunities and advantages for private practices and PHOs. In this episode, our guest Mike Grodus, Chief Administrative Officer at Professional Medical Corp., a Physician Health Organization (PHO), discusses recent trends in commercial payer contracts such as “value-based” contracts, cost and quality provisions and telehealth adoption. We also discuss AMA’s recent work and overall thoughts on innovative contracting opportunities and advantages for private practices and PHOs. thriving, telehealth, private practice, value-based, contracting, innovative contracting, carol vargo, physician health organization, value based, professional medical corp, payer contracts, part i, 2 parts, part 1, mike grodus, pho false full 9 1 e0c45225-196c-49ae-8ca2-c394f70503cc Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts What physicians need to know about keeping your practice efficient American Medical Association 00:27:18 In this episode, we hear from Marie Brown, MD, on how to get into an efficiency mentality and make changes at your practice to improve workflow challenges and decreasing unnecessary work “because you’re the boss.” Learn how to improve quality of care by adapting your workflow. To get the AMA resources mentioned in this episode, visit ama-assn.org/staying-open or stepsforward.org In this episode, we hear from Marie Brown, MD, on how to get into an efficiency mentality and make changes at your practice to improve workflow challenges and decreasing unnecessary work “because you’re the boss.” Learn how to improve quality of care by adapting your workflow. To get the AMA resources mentioned in this episode, visit ama-assn.org/staying-open or stepsforward.org challenges, keeping your practice efficient, need to know, marie brown, decreasing unnecessary work, efficiency, episode 8, dr brown, carol vargo, steps forward, you're the boss, workflow, thriving in private practice, what physicians false full 8 1 b4494eba-e0b6-47b4-84a8-6e2bce1c6606 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts Diving right in from residency to private practice American Medical Association 00:28:02 Guest Carolynn Francavilla Brown, MD, of Green Mountain Partners for Health, discusses the steps she took to start their private practice shortly after residency and how other residents can prepare themselves for private practice setting in the future.   Guest Carolynn Francavilla Brown, MD, of Green Mountain Partners for Health, discusses the steps she took to start their private practice shortly after residency and how other residents can prepare themselves for private practice setting in the future.   to private practice, private practice, partners for health, carolynn francavilla brown, prepare, carol vargo, residency, francavilla, green mountain, dr francavilla, steps to private practice, thriving in, diving right in false full 7 1 be1fed2d-9e84-4ca5-9f93-7f481a411651 Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts Practical steps to reduce burnout and improve joy in private practice American Medical Association 00:27:19 AMA’s vice president of professional satisfaction Christine Sinsky, MD, joins the conversation to discuss how burnout shows up in private practices, how the AMA is addressing burnout and tools to improve physician well-being.  AMA’s vice president of professional satisfaction Christine Sinsky, MD, joins the conversation to discuss how burnout shows up in private practices, how the AMA is addressing burnout and tools to improve physician well-being.  improve wellbeing, improve, practical steps, reduce burnout, carol vargo, well being, vp of professional satisfaction, dr sinsky, tools, christine sinsky, tips and tricks, burnout, improve joy, thriving in private practice false full 6 1 849a9783-0be7-4998-98fe-e34a03437f85 Thu, 7 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts Your Practice Checklist: Trends in payor audits and disputes American Medical Association 00:28:29 Physician practices are often no strangers to government and commercial payor audits. In this episode with Kathleen Blake, MD, we discuss trends in both Medicare reimbursement audits and commercial payor audits, as well as strategies for audit response.   Physician practices are often no strangers to government and commercial payor audits. In this episode with Kathleen Blake, MD, we discuss trends in both Medicare reimbursement audits and commercial payor audits, as well as strategies for audit response.   disputes, dr blake, private practice audit, kathleen blake, audit response, audit, kathy blake, carol vargo, medicare reimbursement, practice checklist, thriving in private practice, trends in payor audits, commercial payor audits false full 5 1 a7c9046f-2881-4587-bb4f-0a4d0edfc5e5 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts Becoming your own boss: Transitioning into private practice affiliated with a health system American Medical Association 00:25:09 Our guest, Sonal Patel, MD, of Magnificent Minds Neurology Center, shares her experience moving into a private practice setting affiliated with a health system; what surprised her, how she adapted, and other lessons learned. Our guest, Sonal Patel, MD, of Magnificent Minds Neurology Center, shares her experience moving into a private practice setting affiliated with a health system; what surprised her, how she adapted, and other lessons learned. thriving, privia health system, neurology center, magnificent minds, private practice, transitioning into private practice, regulations, physicians, dr patel, sonal patel, health system, carol vargo, becoming your own boss, structure, adapt, dr. patel, thriving in private practice, privia false full 4 1 01c454ff-1085-4e81-9e9e-11faf0c9e6e9 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts Starting your private practice: an entrepreneurial guide to the basics with Daniel Choi, MD American Medical Association 00:29:07 In this episode, our guest Daniel E. Choi, MD walks through the essential skills and tools you’ll need as an entrepreneur launching your own private practice.   In this episode, our guest Daniel E. Choi, MD walks through the essential skills and tools you’ll need as an entrepreneur launching your own private practice.   daniel e choi, entrepreneurship, dr choi, dr. choi, starting your own, ppps, carol vargo, business ownership, entrepreneur, thriving in private practice false full 3 1 12f386e3-a385-4e61-ac08-2f600b1cc73e Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts What private practice physicians need to know about prior authorization American Medical Association 00:36:21 AMA prior authorization experts Heather McComas and Emily Carroll discuss what private practice physicians need to know about recent changes in prior authorization, including regulations for doctors such as the “gold carding” process in Texas and how the AMA is supporting it.  AMA prior authorization experts Heather McComas and Emily Carroll discuss what private practice physicians need to know about recent changes in prior authorization, including regulations for doctors such as the “gold carding” process in Texas and how the AMA is supporting it.  thriving, private practice, ama, prior authorization, recent changes in prior authorization, carol vargo, episode 2, texas, gold carding, heather mccomas, emily carroll false full 2 1 299547d0-0b1c-4576-8421-48f1ea676c22 Thu, 9 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts Private practice physicians: how they can focus on their patients and sustain their practice American Medical Association 00:29:32 In this inaugural episode AMA vice president of healthcare quality, Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH dives into the findings of the AMA-Mathematica qualitative research which informed the AMA’s private practice toolkit and how physicians can implement these vital resources to improve internal business operations, clinical workflow and team culture. In this inaugural episode AMA vice president of healthcare quality, Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH dives into the findings of the AMA-Mathematica qualitative research which informed the AMA’s private practice toolkit and how physicians can implement these vital resources to improve internal business operations, clinical workflow and team culture. thriving, dr blake, toolkit, private practice, physicians in training, first episode, starting a private practice, practice sustainability, private, practice, kathy blake, carol vargo, ama vide president of healthcare quality, thriving in private practice false full 1 1 d19645df-5f89-44b8-9e7b-9fa02b602059 Thu, 12 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000 aly.schweigert@ama-assn.org (American Medical Association) https://www.ama-assn.org/podcasts Welcome to AMA Thriving in Private Practice American Medical Association 00:01:33 Private practices have been under intense pressure for years; the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the financial strain and highlighted the burdens faced by physician practice owners each day. As a private practice physician, you know you need skills they didn’t teach you in med school to make your practice thrive. The AMA’s Thriving in Private Practice podcast highlights the experience of private practice physicians who know your pain points — like workflow snags and payor audits - and can help you navigate these issues and more. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform today or visit ama-assn.org/podcasts. Private practices have been under intense pressure for years; the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the financial strain and highlighted the burdens faced by physician practice owners each day. As a private practice physician, you know you need skills they didn’t teach you in med school to make your practice thrive. The AMA’s Thriving in Private Practice podcast highlights the experience of private practice physicians who know your pain points — like workflow snags and payor audits - and can help you navigate these issues and more. 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