Physicians Hanging a Shingle | Start a Private Medical Practice

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Recent Episodes

1. #78: Not Every Patient Is Your Patient: Setting Boundaries in Private Practice

   Nov 2, 2026

   Dr. Brittney Anderson, a physician and private practice owner who hosts the Hanging a Shingle podcast, discusses how owners can set clinic policies and decide which patients to keep or dismiss. She covers the need for written policies on no-shows, financial responsibilities, and staff treatment, along with prepared dismissal letters. She also stresses fairness, consistent documentation, attorney review, and state medical board requirements to avoid patient abandonment.

2. #77: Private Practice Is Not Dead: What I Learned Talking to Physicians at FMX

   Oct 26, 2026

   Dr. Brittany Anderson, a family physician four years into owning her own practice, shares three takeaways from her conversations with physicians at the AAFP's FMX conference in Nashville. She covers why many physicians don't know how to start a business, the value of learning from someone who has already done it, and why fear of failure shouldn't stop physicians from pursuing private practice. The episode promotes her business plan course, one-to-one coaching, and her book.

3. #76: 3 Decisions to Make Before Opening Your Private Practice

   Oct 12, 2026

   Dr. Britney Anderson, a physician who opened an independent family medicine practice in a rural community in 2022, hosts this episode solo. She walks listeners through three early decisions for a future private practice: who they will serve, what kind of practice they will build, and what they want their life as an owner to look like. She also promotes her self-paced business planning course, Plan to Practice.

4. #75: What Are You NOT Going to Offer When You Open Your Private Practice?

   Oct 5, 2026

   Dr. Brittany Anderson, a family medicine physician and private practice owner, discusses the importance of intentional decision-making when planning a new medical practice. Rather than launching with every possible service on day one, she advocates for sequencing offerings into three categories: opening-day essentials, near-term additions, and long-term possibilities. The episode explores how each new service creates workflows, costs, and patient expectations that can be difficult to scale back.

5. #74: The Morning Huddle: 15 Minutes a Day That Can Change Your Private Practice

   Sep 28, 2026

   Dr. Brittany Anderson, owner of Anderson Family Care, shares her daily morning huddle system—a 15-minute non-negotiable meeting that she is presenting on at the MGMA Annual Conference. The huddle covers five components: reviewing the patient schedule, identifying quality gaps, setting team goals, handling announcements, and closing together. Anderson explains how this low-cost operational system improves efficiency, reduces surprises, strengthens team culture, and enhances patient care without requiring any technology investment.

6. #73: HIPAA in Private Practice: What You Actually Need to Have in Place

   Sep 21, 2026

   Dr. Brittany Anderson, host of Hanging a Shingle, discusses HIPAA compliance requirements for private practice owners across all practice models (insurance-based, cash-pay, and direct primary care). The episode covers practical implementation of HIPAA systems including employee onboarding and training, patient forms and workflows, vendor management and Business Associate Agreements, physical security measures, and incident response protocols. Anderson emphasizes that HIPAA compliance is the practice owner's responsibility and should be built into practice operations from the beginning rather than treated as a checkbox item.

7. #72: 5 Things Worth the Money When You're Opening a Private Practice

   Aug 31, 2026

   Dr. Britney Anderson, founder of Anderson Family Care, shares five essential investments when opening a private medical practice: hiring a healthcare attorney, engaging a CPA experienced with small businesses, working with a professional graphic designer, investing in a quality website, and purchasing education/coaching to shorten the learning curve. She discusses the balance between DIY approaches and professional services, drawing on her own recent experience launching her practice.

8. #71: How to Make Progress Toward Opening Your Private Practice, Even When You’re Busy

   Aug 17, 2026

   Dr. Brittany Anderson hosts a solo episode of Physicians Hanging a Shingle, encouraging physicians considering or planning private practice to focus on incremental weekly progress rather than waiting for large blocks of free time. She reframes the overwhelming task of starting a practice by suggesting that 30 minutes to a few hours each week—spent on concrete actions like spreadsheet budgeting, contacting realtors, or drafting business plan sections—accumulates into meaningful progress. The episode emphasizes that small actions (one phone call, one email, one decision) unlock subsequent steps, enabling practitioners to build a practice while maintaining their current clinical responsibilities.

9. #70: Before You Talk to the Bank about Financing Your New Practice: 5 Things to Have Ready

   Aug 10, 2026

   Dr. Brittany Anderson, host of Hanging a Shingle, discusses five critical financial and operational preparations physicians should complete before approaching a bank to finance a private practice: determining accurate startup costs and working capital needs, developing a comprehensive business plan, creating realistic financial projections, organizing personal finances, and establishing a clear timeline. Anderson emphasizes the importance of early conversations with lenders and recommends consulting multiple banks to find the right financial partner.

10. #69: 10 Things Patients See Before They Meet You

    Aug 3, 2026

    Dr. Britney Ingerson, host of Hanging a Shingle, walks through 10 critical touchpoints that shape patient perceptions before they ever meet a physician in the exam room. Drawing from her own recent private practice launch, she covers Google listings, websites, online reviews, parking/exterior, front door signage, staff appearance, waiting rooms, front desk interactions, new patient paperwork, and the walk to the exam room. The episode emphasizes that exceptional patient experiences are built through multiple intentional small decisions that communicate care and trustworthiness from the very first interaction.