What May be to Blame When Medical Practice Staff Lacks Initiative
Medical office staff is particularly prone to learned helplessness. Here's why.
Avoid the Pitfalls of Centralized Document Scanning for EHRs
The three most important questions to ask before sending paper records to to centralized scanning.
Medical Practice Productivity Pitfall to Avoid: Rework
Here are three types of rework practices encounter, and how practices can mitigate them.
Why Fewer Patient Appointments May Increase Profitability
More Effectively Schedule Patient Visits at Your Practice
Effective patient visit scheduling is obviously not as easy as it seems. Here's how to ensure your practice makes smart scheduling decisions.
Pursue Progress at Your Medical Practice, Not Perfection
Know what your idea of perfection is and keep your practice moving toward it. Just don't let it be the enemy of real, achievable improvements.
Use Bar Coding to Streamline Medical Practice Processes
Bar coding is an easy, inexpensive, and reliable way to increase productivity and streamline data entry. Here’s how to use it.
Three Alternatives to Medical Practice Consolidation
Consolidation will probably continue to be a strong trend, but it is not the only available option.
Three Reasons Why Medical Practice Mergers, Acquisitions Fail
Key pitfalls your medical practice should avoid when evaluating a potential merger or acquisition.
Four Reasons Private Medical Practice is Becoming Extinct
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
Economic and regulatory pressures are hitting physicians hard. Here’s how to react in constructive ways.
Five Biggest Physician Mistakes in Coping with Reform
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
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
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
Boundaries are necessary for the effective and congenial operation of a medical office.
In Medical Practice Operations, Small Problems Add up
Compounding effort and resources is not always a good thing at medical practices.
Hiring and Firing Right at Your Medical Practice
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
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
Medical practice staff members who meet and exceed your expectations, consistent with the goals and priorities of the practice, are well within your reach.
Three Ways to Improve Medical Office Space Layout
Decisions made during the design of medical office spaces have long-term consequences. Make sure you’re allocating enough time and attention to the process.
Ensure Your Medical Practice is Successful in Uncertain Times
It’s difficult for medical practices to plan strategically when so much uncertainty surrounds the future of healthcare. Scenario planning can be a useful tool.
Analyze Staff Mistakes, Improve Medical Practice Performance
Repetitive mistakes made by medical practice staff members are often not their fault.
Two EHR Issues Frequently Misunderstood by Practices
It’s a common complaint that EHRs don’t conform to the way providers actually work. Understanding why this may be the case can help develop effective solutions.
Small Changes, Big Efficiency Boosts at Medical Practices
Any task that consistently takes widely divergent amounts of time to perform is out of control and a sign that something is wrong at your practice.
Improve Medical Practice Performance by Adding Structure
Ensure shifting between tasks at your medical practice does not harm accuracy or productivity
How to Evaluate Medical Practice Equipment Acquisition Options
Evaluating medical office purchase alternatives based on cost is an incomplete analysis and likely to be misleading.
How Physicians Can Effectively Respond to Healthcare Changes
Here’s a look at some of the key healthcare changes occurring right now, and some suggestions for how best to respond.
Adapting to Reform is Critical to Medical Practice Success
The healthcare business model has irrevocably changed. Medical practices must adapt to survive and thrive.
Discipline a Key Factor in Medical Practice Productivity
A friend from my past, let's call her Dr. Fabulous, taught me four key lessons to improve productivity in a medical practice and in life.
Medical Practice Business Continuity Planning: It's Worth the Time
Whether Hurricane Sandy impacted your medical practice directly or not, it is a clear reminder of the importance of business continuity planning.