1st Edition
How to Start a Private Practice A Guide for Clinicians and providers
1. Confronting Fears
2. Lessons Learned
3. Overview and Path
4. The Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Medical Practice
5. Finance
6. Marketing
7. Negotiation
8. Financing a Practice
9. The Art of Customer Relationship Management
10. Personnel
11. Navigating Credentialing and Payor Contracts
12. Malpractice Insurance
13. Selecting the Right EHR/EMR for Your Practice
14. Mastering Medical Coding for Your Private Practice
15. Mastering Medical Billing
16. A Final Note
Biography
Bertrand Liang, MD, PhD, is a neurologist and neuro-oncologist who has successfully operated a private practice after transitioning from academic medicine. Dr. Liang brings a wealth of experience in practice management, billing, coding, and the business aspects of medicine to this project. He has published over 75 peer-reviewed articles in leading medical journals, 12 chapters in medical textbooks, and four books, including two business related books, Managing and Leading for Science Professionals and Pragmatic MBA for the Scientific and Technical Executive. Dr. Liang maintains an active speaking and teaching schedule, focusing on practice management and physician entrepreneurship. He writes actively on Medium, which reaches over 25,000 monthly readers. Dr. Liang also serves as an advisor and consultant transitioning physicians to independent practice models.
Mitchell Liester, MD, is a psychiatrist and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. A board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Liester has maintained a thriving private practice for over 40 years after previously working for a community mental health clinic. Dr. Liester offers personal insights into the challenges and rewards of private practice from multiple decades of experience. Dr. Liester has published widely in the field of psychiatry, and his papers have been viewed by more than 60,000 readers. Dr. Liester is also the author of The Leading Edge blog on Psychology Today, which has garnered over 100,000 reads in the past year.






