Physician Practice Resource Center

March 17, 2009

The Physician Practice Resource Center (PPRC) can conduct a variety of consulting projects for individual physicians or group practices. If your practice is struggling to resolve a specific practice management problem or if you simply want help identifying potential improvements, the PPRC is ready to help. Best of all, PPRC’s Consulting Services offer MMS members a quality product at a discounted rate.  

The PPRC recently hired an experienced Practice Management Consultant to work with practices on a wide range of concerns. Adam Shlager has over 9 years of experience working as a consultant and Practice Administrator, and can help your practice identify problem areas, evaluate potential solutions, and implement solutions. Areas of expertise include:

• Administrative Process Improvement 
• Practice Start-up 
• Software Assessment and Selection 
• Coding and Revenue Enhancement 
• Financial Strategy Development 
• HIPAA Assistance 
• Marketing and Patient Satisfaction Strategy Development

Call us today to learn how the PPRC can help your practice: 800-322-2303 ext. 7702.

What is Practice Management Consulting?
Practice management consulting is the analysis of the management and business operations of a medical practice. Consulting can help identify potential problems that may affect the efficiency of a practice. These problems may include personnel, policies and procedures, finances, or information technology. Physicians and practice managers can work with practice management consultants to implement new systems to aim to improve practice revenue and efficiency.

How Does PPRC's Consulting Service Work?
PPRC’s Practice Management Consulting Services are personalized to meet your needs. For many practices, a typical workflow would be as follows: During the initial contact(s), we would work with you to determine how to best assist you and your practice. A site visit may be subsequently scheduled   at a time that is convenient for you and your office staff to help resolve problems and to identify areas that could improve your practice. Following this, you may receive a written report outlining recommendations that your practice may wish to consider. In most cases a follow-up meeting is also scheduled to discuss the recommendations and answer questions that you may have.

Why Choose PPRC's Consulting Services?

• Knowledgeable consultants with hands-on physician practice management and Massachusetts health plan reimbursement experience. 
• Resources and services offered by the PPRC are carefully scrutinized to be timely, accurate, and practical for busy physician offices. 
• MMS reputation for producing high-quality products and services. 
• A thirty-five percent (35%) discount for Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) members is applied to the standard consulting fee. 

To learn more contact the PPRC: 

Adam Shlager, MS
Manager, Health Systems
Phone: (781) 434-7702
Cell: (603) 315-6689
Email: ashlager@mms.org

Tracy Ledin
Systems Analyst 
(781) 434-7218
Email: tledin@mms.org