The marketing world has come a long way since town criers were in existence. And although having someone stand outside your place of business and scream at people may get their attention, it’s not exactly the most effective way to gain new customers.
Topics: Marketing, Business Growth, Operations, Social Media
If there’s one positive thing that we can say about the COVID pandemic, it’s that it showed the world just how equipped we are to effectively conduct our jobs from the safety and comfort of our homes. For some things, at least.
Topics: Operations, Practice Management, Financial
There are several reasons for the closing and/or sale of medical practices. The primary cause is financial strain, which was exacerbated last year as a result of the global pandemic.
Topics: Compliance, Practice Management, Financial
Healthcare compliance training is a highly important part of any medical organization’s functions. Without it, medical facilities couldn’t legally operate, and the quality of patient care across the country would plummet.
Topics: Compliance, HIPAA, Credentialing, Practice Management
As a physician or other medical worker, your primary focus is likely to be on patient care -- not the tedious details afterward. However, bookkeeping in the medical office isn’t something you want to overlook.
Topics: Business Growth, Operations, Practice Management, Financial
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 helped cut down on healthcare fraud and ensure that employees could maintain healthcare coverage while between jobs. Since its original creation, several updates have been made to HIPAA to help improve privacy protection for patients and health plan members.
Topics: Business Growth, Compliance, HIPAA, Practice Management
In recent weeks’ blog posts, we’ve spent some time talking about the steps that go into starting your own medical practice.
Topics: Operations, Practice Management, Financial, Medical Billing
Starting your own medical practice is a huge undertaking, and it is virtually impossible to handle all by yourself. As you are planning for your new practice, there are several kinds of people who you will need to help you along the way, and we’ll be discussing those partnerships today.
Topics: Business Growth, Operations, Practice Management, Financial, Practice Start-Up, Location
As with all healthcare awareness holidays, the goal is to bring light to aspects of the field that might be overlooked, or simply not talked about enough, and to share important information that could help save lives.
Topics: Compliance, Social Media, Practice Management, Patient Volumes
If your business provides a service, you should be paid for that service - and that includes private medical practices!
Topics: Business Growth, Practice Management, Financial, Practice Start-Up, Medical Billing
