Archive for the ‘Strategy’ Category
Friday, May 4th, 2012
With more third party payers moving toward reimbursement based on clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction, practices are looking for ways to measure those indicators. If you have not conducted a patient satisfaction survey in your office within the last few years, get ahead of the information curve by doing one ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
The beginning of a new year naturally feels like a fresh start, when all things seem possible. It’s tempting to get caught up in the excitement and make long lists of tasks and goals to accomplish, only to find enthusiasm waning (or completely gone) by the end of January. One ...
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Friday, December 2nd, 2011
It’s no secret that smaller medical practices have struggled financially in recent years. In response, many have merged with colleagues or sold out to large clinics or hospitals. If you’re growing weary of “going it alone,” ask yourself the following questions before going into merger talks.
Am I ready to give ...
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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 ...
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Experienced healthcare managers and administrators understand that a medical practice is a business. They pay attention to staffing, scheduling, overhead, and accounts receivables, and they’re diligent about getting the best deals on supplies and equipment. But given the day-to-day
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Does anything else produce optimism like the sense of having a clean slate that accompanies a new year? Sure, it’s just a flip of the calendar, and you could choose to set annual goals every May 19th if you’d like, but most of us think of the beginning of the ...
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