While many books address medical practice management, this book goes beyond textbook theory. Drawing on nearly 50 years of combined experience consulting with and running highly successful private practices, the authors map out practical, turnkey solutions to the harsh realities facing medical, dental, and all healthcare practices, including: tough competition, patient expectations, shrinking reimbursement, litigation, malpractice insurance costs, complex regulations, high rents, soaring utilities, and other challenges. FEATURES: A "fast start" users-guide style: Spend less time reading! Each chapter zeroes in on one success essential, concisely explaining how to identify problems, clear obstacles, make improvements and measure success. Covers every aspect of your practice: No more guesswork! You can get right to work with today's best strategies for everything from choosing an office location and the right staff, to controlling overhead and getting patients to comply with treatment plans. Real-world examples: From mission statements to budgets, you can build your own improvements on the best work already done by other successful practices. Ready-to-use tools: The book includes financial benchmarks, numbers and equations that make it even easier to put the 31 success strategies into action in your practice. Offers 31 "essentials" - concrete solutions that have been tested, refined and proven to make a difference by highly successful practices.