It’s that time of year again … when every goal you’ve imagined for your practice seems possible, and every problem seems fixable. So you make that long list of resolutions, but, by week two, you’re already overwhelmed and discouraged. After all, there was a reason you didn’t fix all those problems or implement all those [...]
Almost everyone wants to be more successful and achieve more each year than they did the year before. Here are a few straightforward things you can do to guarantee your success in 2012.
First, ignite your passion for the practice. Recognize all the capabilities you have and how you can use those to grow the practice in [...]
Joe and Judy’s recent webinar (sponsored by Kareo) was a big hit!
If you didn’t have a chance to attend ‘live,’ you can register and view it here:
Embezzlment-proof your practice
Most medical practices are victims of embezzlement at some point — yes, you read that right! — so if you [...]
Our partner Joe Capko did a webinar with Medical Practice Management Web Advisor earlier this week on how effective leadership translates to more productivity from your staff — and vice versa. One of his themes was establishing trust by listening and treating people fairly, and letting them know they are valued. People give more to [...]
The old Silicon Valley adage “hire slow, fire fast” is actually apt for any type of small business, including medical practices. The smaller the team, the more powerful this idea is, because as team size shrinks, each member’s contribution becomes more critical to success. Moreover, a single poor performer or “bad apple” can disrupt a smaller team [...]
Balancing work flow and eliminating troublesome bottlenecks in a busy medical practice are chronic problems, but if ignored they become a financial drain and compromise patient service. In fact, a decline in profits and patient gripes are often the things that alert the physician or manager that workflow problems have gotten out of hand. But [...]
Media exposure can be a helpful tool for building and expanding your reputation — by sharing your expertise, you can market yourself and your practice without “selling” and without outlaying cash. However, it can be challenging to make reporters aware of your expertise and willingness to contribute to their stories.
HARO — Help A Reporter [...]
Do you have conflicting personalities in your office? Do such differences result in petty squabbling? While inter-office conflicts are common, there are a few things an administer can do to greatly reduce conflict in the workplace. It’s important to address conflicts before they affect the professionalism of your practice, the morale of your staff, and [...]
Is this a good thing?
Slate reports that Wellpoint will capitalize on the famed Watson computer’s ability to analyze as much as 200 million pages of content in as little as three seconds to aid their own nurses as well as physicians in researching diagnoses. Oncologists are the first target group of physicians.
Some concerns [...]
Regulatory requirements that affect the medical practice are changing rapidly. While the primary focus may seem to be on EHR systems and meaningful use to obtain those stimulus funds, there are other mandatory system changes that need to be addressed now, starting with the conversion to ICD -10 code set.
The new code set represents [...]
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