Dr. R was recruited to join a busy practice in a large city. The practice felt good about the addition of Dr. R, who was the nephew of a prominent local physician and came highly recommended. The physician recruitment progressed quickly and Dr. R was extended an offer to join the practice. He began to see patients in the clinic, but the hospital … [Read more...] about Case Study: Dr. R Joins the Practice Without Proper Evaluation
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Case Study: PT Manages the Practice Without Building Relationships
PT, a new office administrator for a practice, has been in the position for nine months. The physicians are all pleased with how PT shares business and other information with the partners and conducts the monthly meetings. Some long-term members of the clinical staff, however, have complained to the partners saying they find PT cold and distant. They do not feel they have a … [Read more...] about Case Study: PT Manages the Practice Without Building Relationships
Case Study: The Perils of Password Sharing
GT and ZR are the two main new-patient schedulers for a busy medical practice. There are many shared tasks in their jobs. It is convenient for them to check each other’s electronic health record (EHR) office messages. To enable this, they have given one another their personal passwords on the system. This seemed to work well—until a problem arose. It was found that a user of … [Read more...] about Case Study: The Perils of Password Sharing
Case Study: BY and the Performance Reviews
BY is the clinical administrator for a large multispecialty practice. As part of her role, BY handles clinical evaluations including annual employee reviews. During these reviews, each team member’s strengths and weaknesses are discussed. There is always time spent on what the employee does well and what needs to be improved. BY feels that these evaluations go well, but the … [Read more...] about Case Study: BY and the Performance Reviews