Reach For The Stars: In a nutshell
I’m really excited to present this post in the Nutshell series! Reach for The Stars was written by a physician- Dr Michele Cho-Dorado- and it always makes me immensely proud to shine a light on the amazing work our colleagues put out, outside of doctoring. When I was doing some work in the realm of […]
Done with Broke: In a nutshell
It is an honor for me to be writing this post. I had been eagerly anticipating the release of Dr Latifat Akintade’s first book, Done with Broke [The Woman Physician’s Guide to More money and Less Hustle] ever since I heard that she was writing it. I have had the immense pleasure of meeting her […]
Life Lessons from Private Practice
I was just talking to a dear friend who’s starting up her own solo practice and finding out for herself the roller-coaster ride that this journey is. She may not be feeling it today, but what today is teaching her is priceless. The way life schools you, no book can. No private practice consultant, no […]
New Benefits with Chase Sapphire Reserve
I have had the Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR) credit card from the time it was first offered back in 2016. I love the card and use it a lot but have not been very diligent in maximizing all its benefits. I recently sat down to figure out what the new benefits with Chase Sapphire Reserve […]
Understanding Medicare
I know, I know, you’re not 65 yet, and don’t plan to be for a long time. But if you’re a physician in the United States treating adult patients, chances are, you bill Medicare for your services, either a little or a lot. Unless you’re opted out of the system, altogether- like Direct Primary Care. […]
A Guide To Building Your Practice Website Cost Effectively
Today’s post, A Guide To Building Your Practice Website Cost Effectively is a guest post from Nina Litovsky: a sponsor of this blog and owner and founder of web designer firm Nina Interactive, where her team and she work exclusively with medical and dental practices to create modern interactive and visually appealing websites. Every practice […]
Home Office Deduction: A Tax Break for Doctors
In running my lean private practice, I use a shared workspace. This cuts down my expenses considerably. But I use the shared workspace only to see patients. I do all the administrative tasks related to my practice from home. So, I do a home office deduction every year. This way, not only am I saving […]
How to Buy Malpractice Insurance
This post first appeared on the White Coat Investor blog. A few years back, when I was first starting my locums gigs, I went through the process of buying malpractice insurance for myself and wrote about it for the White Coat Investor because I credit him for my beginnings in financial knowhow. Today, he has […]
Why I Started a Lean Private Practice
The year was 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic was raging and the world had all but stopped. That was the year I started my solo micropractice. This is the story of why I started a lean private practice. I define lean private practice as the kind of practice which stays lean and nimble, while always razor-focused […]
How I Started Private Practice for $1200
One of the barriers to entry in private practice is the high start-up cost. Office space, EMR and supplies can easily end up in tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, in startup cost. Let me tell you how I started private practice with $1200 in start up costs. Startup costs: The Breakdown As […]
Defining Wealth for Women: In a nutshell
It gives me great pleasure to review Dr Bonnie Koo’s new book Defining Wealth for Women: Peace, Purpose and Plenty of Cash. I’m writing a post in this series after a while and what better book to do it with than one written by a fellow woman physician. Defining Wealth for Women Dr Koo has […]
Disability Insurance: The Basics
One of my missions through this blog is to connect my readers with the good folks in industry- a win win situation. Today’s guest poster is one of them: Eric Bork of Pattern Life and Disability Insurance. Let’s take a look at the basics of Disability Insurance from someone who does it day in and […]