Better Performing Medical Practices Medical practices deemed "better-performing medical practices" by the Medical Group Management Association’s (MGMA) annual Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups report consistently excel in four performance management categories: … [Read more...]
New Year Resolutions for Your Medical Practice
Start the New Year Strong Years ago, I wrote an article about new year resolutions for medical practices and their management. Well years have gone by and I’m still disappointed that most practices out there just don’t get it. The same mistakes keep occurring, strategic planning is basically … [Read more...]
Terminating an Employed Physician
Terminating an Employed Physician The Fisher Phillips law firm has provided excellent steps if and when you ever have to terminate an employed physician. For those of us whose client based is only physician medical practices, it is always unpleasant when a medical practice has to terminate an … [Read more...]
9 Phone Etiquette Tips for Medical Practice Patient Satisfaction
Phone Etiquette for Medical Practice Patient Satisfaction The gateway to your medical office isn’t the front door. It’s your voice on the phone, because most people initially dial in. For example, if you come across on the phone as hurried, that’s how people might think the practice is. Here are a … [Read more...]
Physician Practice Process Improvement
Physician Practice Process Improvement Similar to the mid to late 1990’s, medical practice management today has begun to be dominated by mergers, affiliations, and other external strategic initiatives aimed, ideally, at enhancing economic potential and performance within a rapidly-changing industry … [Read more...]
The ABCs of Building a Financially Healthy Medical Practice
Want a Financially Healthy Medical Practice? As changes continue to occur in the healthcare industry, physicians are taking a hard look at the numbers of a medical practice and gauging whether the year at hand will be economically successful. To analyze the productivity of the practice, physicians … [Read more...]