Archive for the ‘Practice Management’ Category

How to Attract and Retain the Best Staff

Friday, October 28th, 2011

It’s long been known that job satisfaction is based on much more than money. Doing meaningful work, feeling appreciated and respected, and having a reasonable degree of control within the office environment trumps money for most people. You can attract and keep the best staff in town by creating and ...

Plan Now for the Holiday Season

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

In a recent post, we discussed the importance of preparing early to deliver holiday greetings to patients to avoid rushing around during this always busy season. In addition to the time-honored tradition of sending cards, there are a number of other steps you can take in your practice that will make ...

Reducing Supply Costs

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

The largest expenses in a medical practice – typically payroll, rent and malpractice insurance – are relatively fixed. You can save a bit on utilities by being energy conscious and cut cash outflow to a degree for certain services with sharp negotiation, but there is only so much you can ...

New Labor Law Posting Requirement

Friday, September 30th, 2011

There is a new labor law posting requirement that may affect your practice. The National Labor Relations Board has recently issued a rule that requires nearly all U.S. businesses to post a notice to employees communicating their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Covered employers must replace their federal poster ...

When Personality, Not Performance, Is the Problem

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

In a perfect world, every employee in your practice would be not only skilled, competent and confident, but also charismatic, cheerful and an exemplary team player. Sadly, we do not live in that perfect world. From time to time, most offices struggle with an employee who is good at their ...

Creating Meaningful Mission, Vision and Values Statements

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Developing mission, vision and values statements for your practice is about more than making up a few sentences so you’ll have something pithy to put on your website and hang in little frames around the office. The process of creating these three statements is a great exercise for your entire ...