Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Why Marketing Should Be in Your 2012 Budget

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

When budgets are tight, marketing is often the first line item to receive scrutiny. It’s tempting to try to save money by reducing or eliminating expenses associated with promoting your practice, but in doing so, you might just find that you’re hurting the bottom line rather than helping it in ...

Are You Ready for a Practice Merger?

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 ...

Encouraging Cultural Competence Among Staff

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

The U.S. is, by design, a culturally diverse country, and is becoming more so with each passing decade. Successful medical practices recognize this fact and are adjusting how they deliver care to meet the needs of patients from a variety of cultural, ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds. One way to ...

Control Your Contracts to Boost the Bottom Line

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

How up-to-date are the contracts in your practice? Where are they located? Do you know how many signed agreements you have, perhaps hidden in the dark recesses of multiple file cabinets? Contract management is a task that, while far from glamorous, is critical to practice success. Outdated, lapsed, or unintentionally ...

Common Sense Ways to Reduce Your Risk of a Lawsuit

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Medical malpractice suits are filed every day, all around the country, by patients who were either harmed while receiving medical care, or who feel that they were. Most physicians, over the course of a career, will be named in at least one lawsuit, the vast majority of which are dismissed ...

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 ...