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Tips Before Hiring Your Medical Distant Assistant
Depending on your recruitment process, a new staff member can cost up to $20,000. Expenses cover not only their wages but also the physical and human resources required to bring on an additional team member. Unlike in-house staff, it is much more affordable when hiring medical distant assistants (MDA). They will not take up physical…
Read MoreSystems Failure Equals Death: Why Systems and Processes in Your Practice Matter
Several organ systems comprise the human body. Altogether, they drive the many physiological processes that keep the body running. Much like our own bodies, medical practices need functional systems and processes to exist and thrive. Medical practice management does not differ from managing a business. In order to succeed, physicians must keep their practice’s cogs…
Read MoreHanging Out Your Shingle Scares You: Practice Preparedness Shows Why
Practice preparedness determines the first few choices physicians make out of medical school. Epocrates’ 8th Annual Future Physicians of America Survey in 2013 revealed that 69% out of more than 1,000 medical students would choose to work in a group practice or hospital upon graduation. Respondents reported four reasons for this active choice to steer…
Read MoreA Simple Guide to Distant Assistant Workflows
Much like other business owners, podiatrists must learn to identify the main responsibilities in their practice. It helps to set the expectations when delegating tasks to distant assistants. Workflows aid in making sure that the tasks are being carried out efficiently. In this post, you will learn about: What is a workflow How to…
Read More3 Symptoms of Physician Burnout
Everyone who works hard to achieve personal and professional fulfillment is susceptible to burnout. Physicians are not exempt from falling prey to this phenomenon and are possibly at higher risk. An article published in Family Practice Management points out three symptoms of physician burnout that you may be experiencing right now. 1. You feel tired…
Read MoreBottleneck Medical Distant Services (BMDS) Launches Distant Assistant Services to Podiatrists
After a three-month pilot program, Bottleneck Medical Distant Services now opens her doors to more podiatrists who want to improve their quality of life by hiring a distant assistant. Dr. Laurino has been in practice for over 10 years and is not a stranger to the challenges in the field. He is a board-certified expert…
Read More7 Pressing Truths about Modern-day Podiatric Practice Management
One-on-One with Pinnacle Practice Achievement’s Cindy Pezza Early this year, Massachusetts Medical Society reported a crisis in health care across the United States. Physicians have reached critical levels of burnout, leading to poor administration of treatments and unhealthy lifestyles for physicians. We sat with national practice management consultant Cindy Pezza to learn more about the…
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