Category Archives: Human Resources
Common and Avoidable Survey Issues – Independent Contractors
In this four-part series, so far, we’ve explored some of the most common and avoidable survey deficiencies: illegible signatures and missing titles, expired documents and missing supervision, and failure to follow the plan of care. Today we’ll cover certain aspects … Read Full Post
Common and Avoidable Survey Issues – Expired documents & missing supervision
Last time, we started our series on some of the common survey deficiencies with a discussion of signatures. This week, we’ll tackle another popular issue: the myriad documents in a personnel file. Bur first, a word about regulators…. They’re so … Read Full Post
Lawful and Unlawful Interview Questions- Avoid costly litigation
Many employers walk a fine line during the interview process, asking questions that could land them in court for discrimination. Unfortunately, many candidates feel compelled to answer these questions out of ignorance or fear of appearing “uncooperative,” the kiss of … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – NLRB on Social Media Policies
On May 30, 2012, The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a report with new guidelines for social media policies in the workplace. It is the NLRB’s position that numerous common clauses in social media policies violate the National Labor … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Companies Increase Wellness Incentive Dollars
A large number of U.S. companies have begun to increase the dollar value of employee incentives to participate in wellness programs which will improve employee overall health and ultimately lower the cost of providing company group insurance. Statistics supporting this … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Seven Steps to Being a Better Medical Office Manager
Wouldn’t we all love an article about ways to improve on our skill sets and make our company better? Since a Medical Office Manager is the glue that holds a practice together and makes sure everything is running smoothly, you … Read Full Post
Administering Background Checks: Avoid Litigation
It is not uncommon in the health care industry for employers to require a background check and a drug test as a condition of an employment offer to a potential candidate. However, failure to follow state and federal guidelines in … Read Full Post
Get Familiar with the EEOC Complaint process
In our previous blog, we discussed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, important federal anti-discrimination legislation as it relates to Title VII. As employers, we obviously strive to avoid litigation in any area of employee discrimination; however, we may be … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Is your telephone hurting your practice? Phone do’s and don’ts
When you really think of it, a patient’s first impression of your practice occurs long before he or she meets the clinician. It begins to be formed when the patient calls the doctor’s office to make an appointment or obtain … Read Full Post
Antidiscrimination in the workplace: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the cornerstone of federal antidiscrimination legislation. It was the nation’s first comprehensive federal law making it illegal to discriminate in employing anyone based on said person’s race, color , religion, gender or ethnicity. … Read Full Post