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11/05/2026

A single patient complaint or cybersecurity incident can lead to a much broader HIPAA investigation.

Recent settlements announced by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), including a $140,000 settlement involving a solo dental practice, demonstrate that smaller healthcare organizations are not exempt from regulatory scrutiny.

These enforcement actions also reinforce the importance of maintaining current HIPAA policies, appropriate workforce training, and a comprehensive Security Risk Analysis (SRA).

While proposed changes to the HIPAA Security Rule have been delayed, existing compliance requirements remain in effect, and OCR continues to examine how healthcare organizations identify and manage risks to patient information.

In our latest blog, we explore what these recent settlements mean for medical and dental practices and share practical steps to strengthen HIPAA compliance.

🔗 Read the full article by Shanon Guffey Moore

https://www.doctorsmanagement.com/blog/ocr-hipaa-settlements-medical-dental-practices/

Recent OCR settlements show how one patient complaint can expand into a full HIPAA review, and what the findings mean for medical and dental practices.

11/02/2026

Wishing a Happy Birthday to Elena! Congratulations on 10 years with DM, Toni Elhoms!

10/27/2026

📢 The 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule could affect your practice’s bottom line. Are you prepared?

Changes to Medicare reimbursement can have a significant impact on practice revenue, making it essential to understand what’s changing and how those changes may affect your financial outlook.

From reviewing reimbursement updates to evaluating your billing processes and identifying potential revenue risks, taking a proactive approach can help your practice prepare for the year ahead.

Don’t wait until reimbursement changes show up in your bottom line. Know what to expect and how to protect your revenue.

👇 Read the full article by Matthew Kolinski to learn what the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule means for your practice:

Medicare's proposed 2027 conversion factor is 2.8409, down 1.68%. What changed, which specialties lose most, and 15 ways to protect revenue.

10/15/2026

🏢 Should your medical practice buy or lease its office space?

The decision to purchase or lease real estate can have a lasting impact on your practice’s finances, flexibility, and long-term growth.

Buying may offer equity and greater control, while leasing can preserve capital and provide flexibility. But the right choice depends on your financial position, future plans, and the costs beyond the monthly payment.

Before signing a lease or investing in a property, make sure you understand the full picture.

👇 Read more to help determine which option makes the most sense for your practice:

Find out more about Buy Versus Lease: The Case For and Against Owning the Practice's Real Estate and latest news or blogs from DoctorsManagement.

10/09/2026

📋 Your employee handbook may be creating more risk than protection.

For medical practices, an outdated, incomplete, or poorly written handbook can lead to inconsistent policies, employee disputes, compliance issues, and unnecessary HR headaches.

From unclear expectations to missing policies and outdated language, small handbook gaps can become much bigger problems when an issue arises.

Is your practice’s employee handbook actually protecting you?

👇 Learn about the most common pitfalls—and what practice owners should do to avoid them:

10/08/2026

⚠️ What happens when the problems inside the healthcare system become impossible to ignore?

From administrative inefficiencies and rising costs to workforce pressures and systemic challenges, healthcare organizations are facing issues that can impact providers, patients, and the bottom line.

Understanding the problems is the first step—but identifying where your organization can improve is where real change begins.

👇 Take a closer look at the challenges affecting healthcare today by Sean Weiss

Find out more about The Plague Within the Healthcare System and latest news or blogs from DoctorsManagement.

09/11/2026

What could your practice be doing to generate more revenue?

Adding another provider or seeing more patients isn’t the only way to grow. Ancillary revenue opportunities can create new income streams while helping you make better use of the resources, expertise, and patient base you already have.

We recently shared a webinar and blog exploring what ancillary services to consider and how to determine what makes sense for your practice.

But every practice is different.

If you’re wondering:

🔹 What opportunities could work for my practice?

🔹 Which services are worth the investment?

🔹 What would it take to implement them successfully?

🔹 How could an ancillary service impact my practice’s profitability?

Let’s talk about it.

Schedule a 1:1 session with DoctorsManagement to discuss your practice, goals, and potential opportunities.

Don’t just ask, “How can we see more patients?” Ask, “What else could our practice be doing?”

👉 Schedule Your 1:1 Session: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/bookwithme/user/185160add9f5465491c6681dc69cf13b%40drsmgmt.com/meetingtype/NQPAhjW7zEu5Rv8uUA3OEg2?bookingcode=c48e8059-be21-471e-990b-a650ced2e265&anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled

09/10/2026

💡 Is your practice leaving revenue opportunities on the table?

Your practice may already have the patients, space, and resources to generate additional revenue—you just need to know what opportunities make sense and how to implement them.

Our latest Simplifying the Business of Medicine webinar is now LIVE! 🎥

👉 Watch the webinar:

In our Webinar, you will learn:1. Ancillaries are margin repair, ...

09/10/2026

📉 Your revenue is growing—but is your profit?

When practice overhead increases faster than revenue, even a busy, successful practice can find its margins shrinking. Rising staffing costs, technology expenses, supplies, and other operating costs can quietly put pressure on your bottom line.

This post explores why overhead gets out of control, the warning signs practice owners should watch for, and practical strategies to get expenses back in line with revenue.

💡 Revenue growth means little if your expenses are growing faster.

👇 Read more:

Find out more about Your Overhead is Growing Faster Than Your Revenue. That Isn't a Bad Year - It's the Model. and latest news or blogs from DoctorsManagement.

09/02/2026

📅 Practice owners: September and October tax deadlines are approaching.

If you filed for an extension, the work isn’t over yet. Understanding your extended filing deadlines, estimated tax payments, and the documentation you need can help you avoid penalties, last-minute surprises, and unnecessary stress.

This post highlights the key September and October tax deadlines practice owners should have on their radar—and what you can do now to stay prepared.

💡 An extension gives you more time to file, not more time to plan.

👇 Read more:

September 15 and October 15 extension deadlines are close. What practice owners should send their CPA now, plus estimated payments and year-end planning.