This book is destined to become the classic practice management textbook for all physicians and is a must-read for the nations more than two million, independent healthcare providers and their related business advisor. --Antonio Silva, MD, MBA Emory University - Goizveta School of Business Atlanta, Georgia An interdisciplinary team of experts teaches new comers how to open, staff, and equip an insurance-friendly office for patients, and how to raise the capital necessary for it. New coverage in the second edition includes how to write a medical office business plan; compliance methods, risk and programs, and the insurance CPT coding issues; six-sigma initiatives; futuristic information technology to track clinical outcomes, treatment results and medical care; physician recruitment, and more!