May 15th 2024
Exploring practical strategies to address staffing shortages in medical practices and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
May 3rd 2024
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May 1st 2024
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April 5th 2024
Health care could use some hiring tips from Southwest Airlines.
March 14th 2024
Health care employers have the obligation to protect their employees and their patients, while also complying with applicable state and federal laws.
Build employee trust through effective communication
Rethink what you say, and how you say it, as a way to garner employee trust.
How to solve the staffing shortage
How modern technology can help with understaffing.
How to safely prescribe and manage opioids
Avoid legal trouble by doing a thorough review of the electronic prescription process, security options, audits and potential loopholes.
Grow your practice with patient relationship management software
Stay independent and profitable through the use of technology.
Culture and leadership: Two sides of the same coin
Here are four strategies that can go a long way towards creating a culture where people feel engaged, empowered, and supported. And the happier your staff, the greater your patient satisfaction.
Avoid false economies that undermine your practice business
Efforts to save money may even weaken the business-and, sometimes, those weakening effects can be very hard to spot.
Personal relationships key to physician happiness
One antidote to physician burnout is to focus on increasing happiness and work satisfaction.
5 more ways to improve patient access
As providers, it’s our job to identify and anticipate what patients need. But, in order to deliver the right care at the right time, we need to re-examine our processes and relationships not only with our patients, but also with one another.
Practices risk hefty fines when employees snoop in EHRs
Nosy employees poking around in medical records or sharing passwords can put your practice at risk of HIPAA violations, lawsuits, and broken agreements with affiliate hospitals or practices.
Partner with PAs to fight burnout
Reduce your risk of burnout by adding physician assistants to help you carry the load.
Current threats to physician assets
Current events once again illustrate the wide range of legal and physical threats to physicians' assets.
Doctorsplaining
Just when you thought mansplaining couldn't get any worse.
Position your newly hired clinician for success
Effective onboarding can help ensure your new hire knows what is expected and becomes productive more quickly.
Using ‘MAGIC’ to improve employee engagement
Actually, it’s not magic. It’s helping your employees feel connected to their work, understanding their contributions to the bigger picture, and nurturing their continued growth.
Profit-sharing that works (and complies with the law)
It’s great that you want to share the wealth with your nonphysician employees. Just make sure you draft a policy that also meets state and federal laws.
Is your communication style compromising your credibility?
Here are three simple adjustments that can help you ensure others understand what you're trying to convey.
Don’t give employees unrestricted access to medical records
Lax policies regarding medical records and ordering prescriptions and tests puts physicians-and their practices-at risk of DEA and HIPAA violations.
The why matters
You cannot avoid employee mistakes, but you can make sure the same mistake isn't made twice.
Certified PAs in surgical specialties are becoming the rule, not the exception
The rising number of PAs working in surgical subspecialties is helping to fill the physician shortage and represents a larger shift toward team-based practice in the operating room.
A model for positive connections
As the saying goes, it’s not what you said but how you make them feel. Being more conscientious of your delivery can improve communication with patients, staff, and colleagues.
Can't we all just get along?
Medical practitioners follow a standardized protocol to diagnose and treat patients. What if the same system could be applied to diagnose and treat problems within practices?
Playing Santa gets doctors sued: Medical office holiday party liability
The holiday party season traditionally starts next week, right after Thanksgiving. Consider what your medical practice should and should not be doing at the office party to avoid liability.
Coach vs. mentor
In order to foster high-performing teams, organizations need both coaches and mentors.
An all hands on deck approach to treating CKD patients
As the number of adults with chronic kidney disease will likely increase, there is a growing need-and opportunity-for physician assistants who can help promote healthy kidney function and help slow disease progression.
The dangers of trusting your employees too much
Yes, you need to delegate some tasks to employees. But as practice owners and administrators, it’s your responsibility to oversee and double check-not blindly sign your name for a whole lot of trouble.
The solution to your tech problems
Please note this solution is subject to child labor laws.
How to disarm your adversary
When we perceive that we’re being verbally attacked, the natural reaction for most people is to respond in kind. However, there is a different way to proceed that often proves to be more successful.
Does your office flow?
Busy offices rarely have the time to pause, evaluate workflows, and attempt to improve efficiencies across the practice. However, unless you make that time, things are likely to stay the same.
Seasonality in practice
There are ebbs and flows in medical practice volume that are connected to predictable events. If we plan for them, we can make the most of the seasons financially – and serve patients better, too.
3 ways to show staff appreciation
This Labor Day, take time to appreciate your staff and reflect on how to improve employee morale and work culture.