Having the right people, in the right place, at the right time can mean the difference between a practice’s success or failure. Traditionally when hiring, employers look for the candidate with the most experience. It’s a very straightforward approach to evaluating an applicant, but focusing too...
Millennials form the nation’s largest generation, composing over 83 million Americans born between 1981 and 1996. According to a recent study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation, fewer than two-thirds of millennials have a primary care...
High-deductible health plans are more prevalent now than ever. As a result, your practice’s financial health is increasingly dependent on your staff’s ability to collect patient balances due. It’s important to make sure that collection is managed in a way that preserves the patient-practice relationship while...
When a busy medical practice is short-staffed, your patients will notice. You know you need to hire, but you want to make sure you find the right person who not only has the qualifications you are looking for, but someone who is a right fit...
No matter what profession someone is in, if they are suffering from extreme exhaustion, they won’t be able to perform at their best. But, physicians who suffer from this fatigue aren’t going to be able to form a strong relationship with their patients, and eventually...
Patient engagement is an essential component in ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Clinicians work hard to do a great job of caring for their patients. They put together short and long-term plans of action, and use their knowledge and expertise to keep their patients healthy. If...
So now that it’s May, it’s a good time to start thinking about your mid-year plan and begin to assess how things are going so far in 2019. It’s also not too late to implement some processes and procedures into your practice. Here are a...
We recently read an article that talked about being grateful in the workplace. Employees experience a lot of emotions on any given day at work, but how many can honestly say that feeling grateful is one of them? It’s not surprising that it may not...
A few weeks ago we shared a post about Imposter Syndrome, feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy, which can often prevent you from reaching your potential. But, what can be done about this? We recently ran across an article from Thrive Global that asked for advice...
Chances are many of you reading this do not have certified coders reviewing physician encounters. Those of you who do work with certified coders likely only have a percentage of physician encounters passing before their trained eyes. Are you relying on the physician to code?...