Tag Archives: physician practice

What We’re Reading – 7 Ways to Attract New Patients to Your Medical Practice

Virtually all providers are looking for ways to grow their patient base. The challenge in these economic times is to do it without spending a fortune on marketing and advertising services. This article explores less expensive and even free options … Read Full Post

Tagged attracting new patients, getting new business, growing your business, increase traffic to your practice, medical practice, new patients, physician practice, social media |

What We’re Reading – Strategic Planning for Your Medical Practice

The words ‘strategic planning’ usually conjure up a mega-conglomerate with multiple committees and planning gurus, not a small to medium-sized medical practice, right? Wrong. Physicians and decision makers need to – at least annually – stop, look at environmental factors … Read Full Post

Tagged create action steps, medical practice, physician practice, strategic planning |

What We’re Reading – Make the Most of Patient Education Opportunities at Your Practice

Studies show that a large number of patients consult the Internet about symptoms, illnesses and treatments before speaking with a medical practitioner. Most doctors appreciate a well-informed patient who is empowered to participate in his or her health care. However, … Read Full Post

Tagged education for patients, facebook, healthcare providers, medical office, patient education, patient knowledge, physician practice, practice management, social media, twitter |

What We’re Reading – The Five Biggest Medical Practice Marketing Mistakes

There’s no doubt that these are trying economic times and marketing budgets often take a back seat to operating budgets. But some prudent tips from this great article can help you make or keep our business successful. By outlining some … Read Full Post

Tagged marketing budget, marketing mistakes, marketing your business, medical practice, medical practice managers, physician practice, successful business |

What We’re Reading – 5 Vital Signs for Your Practice's Health

The phrase ‘vital signs’ makes most people think of patients, but did you know that your medical practice also has vital signs? And just like in the human body, these business vital signs are just as crucial to your existence. … Read Full Post

Tagged collections, labor costs, medical practice, new patients, physician practice, top 5 cpt codes, top 5 referral sources, vital signs |

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

Tagged becoming a better office manager, medical office manager, office manager, physician practice, the lazy office manager |

What We're Reading – Patient Collections: 5 Mistakes Your Practice Can Avoid

As we always say, the billing department is the heart of the medical practice. Sickness in the billing area extends throughout the office and death is possible. This article cites some very common mistakes that, in our experience, are made … Read Full Post

Tagged billing department, common billing mistakes, late billing, medical practice, monitor collection performance, monitoring account balances, patient collections, physician practice |

What We’re Reading – 9 Ways to Avoid Burnout

A recent JAMA article (JAMA. 2011;305(19):2009-2010) claims that “Burnout is common among physicians in the United States, with an estimated 30% to 40% experiencing burnout.” The author of an article on Physicians Practice suggests nine ways that physicians can avoid … Read Full Post

Tagged avoiding burnouts, burnout, burnout physicians, physician practice, physicians, physicians avoiding burnouts |

The Dysfunctional Medical Practice – Part III of a Five Part Series

We have been discussing a chaotic physician practice client with numerous issues impeding office success. So far, we’ve explored tardiness and chattiness. Of course, there is no magic bullet solution to physician practice problems, and the approach must be multi-faceted, … Read Full Post

Tagged paper charts, physician practice, referrals, urgent visits, walk-ins |