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9 zero-budget staff motivators that beat a pay raise

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These nine cost-effective strategies can boost employee morale and retention in medical practices, addressing turnover without breaking the budget.

Turnover is eating medical practices alive. A recent Press Ganey survey of nearly 350,000 health-care workers found that employee engagement inched up in 2024, yet almost one in four respondents were still scanning job boards for something better. For small offices that can’t simply open the checkbook, the question is brutal: How do you keep good people from walking when salaries already feel tapped out?

The encouraging news is that once basic needs are met, money rarely tops the wish list. Front-line nurses, billers and receptionists crave flexibility, respect and growth; none of which require another line in the budget. Below are nine no-cost tactics to lift morale today and retention tomorrow.

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