Archive for the ‘General’ Category

How Safe is Your Practice?

Monday, March 1st, 2010

You may not think about practice safety on a daily basis, given everything else that you have to do to keep the office working smoothly. But on the day that a patient trips and falls in your waiting room, an employee gets a needle stick, or you find evidence that ...

Five Ways to Keep Your Schedule Full

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Because many of your practice expenses are fixed, seeing 1-2 additional patients each day can have a huge impact on the bottom line. A few open slots on the schedule or a couple of no-shows each day may make the difference between a good month and a bad one. Here ...

Improving Collections

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

The economy is reportedly beginning to turn around, albeit slowly, which is good news. But we’re not out of the woods yet and your practice may be feeling the pinch as patients struggle to pay you. Certainly, they value your services and want to keep their accounts current, but buying ...

Investing in a Staff Retreat

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Now that 2010 is in full swing, you’ve hopefully settled on several meaningful goals for your practice for this year. Perhaps you have plans to write and implement a new marketing plan, improve collections by a specific percentage, cross-train employees, or convert to an electronic medical records system. Now the ...

Celebrate National Medical Group Practice Week™

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

National Medical Group Practice Week™ is January 18-22, 2010.  We understand the importance of this week and want to support all practice personnel who help provide quality care within their own communities.  In recognition of this week, click here to take 10% off your next order! For more information, visit http://www.mgma.com/gpw/

Setting Practice Goals for 2010

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 ...