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Carol Stryker

Carol Stryker is a principal at Symbiotic Solutions. She helps medical practices increase profits, improve patient satisfaction, and mitigate risk by focusing on how work gets done. More than 20 years of responsibility for aggressive operational improvements has produced a strong preference for effective solutions, implemented quickly. E-mail her here.

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Four Reasons Private Medical Practice is Becoming Extinct

Blog | May 15, 2013 | Employment, Fee Schedule Survey, Healthcare Careers, Healthcare Reform, Payers
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It’s becoming increasingly difficult for private medical practices to thrive. Here’s what’s driving the trend toward consolidation.

Seven Constructive Ways Physicians Can Respond to Reform

Blog | May 08, 2013 | Healthcare Careers, Healthcare Reform, Operations, Outsourcing, Payers
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Economic and regulatory pressures are hitting physicians hard. Here’s how to react in constructive ways.

Five Biggest Physician Mistakes in Coping with Reform

Blog | May 01, 2013 | Healthcare Careers, Healthcare Reform
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Physicians face many challenges due to healthcare reform, but reacting emotionally is unproductive. Here are five coping mechanisms to avoid.

Four Employment Contract Considerations for Physicians

Blog | April 24, 2013 | Contracts, Healthcare Careers, Hiring Firing
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It is extremely important to carefully examine an employment contract and get expert advice before signing it.

Six Ways to Reduce Medical Practice Operating Expenses

Blog | April 17, 2013 | Finance, Operations, Outsourcing, Overhead
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Growing gross revenue is not the only way to increase profits. Reducing expenses can play a big role.

Four Critical Professional Boundaries at Medical Practices

Blog | April 10, 2013 | Healthcare Careers, Managers Administrators, Operations, Performance, Staff
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Boundaries are necessary for the effective and congenial operation of a medical office.

In Medical Practice Operations, Small Problems Add up

Blog | April 03, 2013 | Contracts, Operations, Patient Flow Wait Times, Patient Relations, Productivity
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Compounding effort and resources is not always a good thing at medical practices.

Hiring and Firing Right at Your Medical Practice

Blog | March 27, 2013 | Hiring Firing, Managers Administrators, Performance, Staff, Staff Salary Survey
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Why hiring slow and firing fast will pay off big for your practice in the long run.

One Patient's Medical Practice Customer Service Experiences

Blog | March 20, 2013 | Front Desk, Patient Relations, Patients, Staff
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Your practice may be making these common customer service mistakes that create big dents in patient satisfaction.

Five Ways to Align Medical Practice Staff with Practice Goals

Blog | March 13, 2013 | Operations, Performance, Staff, Training
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Medical practice staff members who meet and exceed your expectations, consistent with the goals and priorities of the practice, are well within your reach.

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