Drowning in Data Technology has become an integral part of healthcare, sometimes to the chagrin of the clinicians - not to mention the feelings of practice administrators. Most health care workers spend more time interacting with the electronic health record (EHR) than the patient. Consider this further, and it is clear - after about a decade of specialized training to take … [Read more...] about The Voice of Medicine
Because We’ve Always Done It This Way Doesn’t Work!
Follow These Four Steps to Stay Out of the Rut We Hear It All the Time “Because we’ve always done it that way.” We hear it all the time. In business, at home, and in medicine. It’s a lousy answer. In fact, it should be a warning sign that there may be something seriously wrong. Even if the process is good, it is disturbing when people do not know why they are doing … [Read more...] about Because We’ve Always Done It This Way Doesn’t Work!
Case Study: What’s Up With All These Spreadsheets?
A large practice with10 providers feels like they are doing ok financially. After every business meeting, however, the partners leave with more financial questions than answers. They are presented numerous spreadsheets with data about their practice but do not understand the finances. Also, they do not have a sense of how they … [Read more...] about Case Study: What’s Up With All These Spreadsheets?
Creating and Using Meaningful Appointment Types
Scheduling is at the heart of healthcare. Poor, or even mediocre, scheduling processes can cost a small clinic hundreds of thousands of dollars. Creating and using meaningful appointment types to optimize scheduling for your practice is important for the bottom line and decreasing stress and burnout. This is a challenge for any practice. First and foremost, the scheduling … [Read more...] about Creating and Using Meaningful Appointment Types