Staffing and Human Resources
Roles and Job Descriptions
Know What Your Medical Practice Employees are Doing at All Times
physicianspractice.com September 28, 2013
By: P.j. Cloud-moulds
"I cannot believe how many articles I am reading about staff who handles any type of cash at a medical practice embezzling from their employers. In the past two months, I've either spoken with physicians who have shared their horror stories of this happening, or read articles about this going on every day.Some of the stories are just unbelievable..."
Poorly Defined Responsibilities: A Big Problem at Medical Practices
physicianspractice.com September 04, 2013
By: Carol Stryker
"Anything important in a medical office must be the responsibility of somebody in authority. If not, things slip through the cracks, no one is sure who has the final say, staff can’t be held accountable, and both time and money are wasted..."
Tips for Creating a Medical Office Operations Manual
poweryourpractice.com
"Businesses of all sizes are constantly trying to streamline operations so they can spend less money while improving productivity. And while it may not always seem like it, your practice is indeed a business. This means you should always be on the lookout for ways to make your practice more efficient.
One of the best ways to increase the efficiency of your entire practice is to create an operations manual. While you may think operations manuals are only for large corporations, even small medical practices benefit from the use of an operations manual..."
New Managers
Employee Handbook Guide
sba.gov
"An employee handbook is an important communication tool between you and your employees. A well-written handbook sets forth your expectations for your employees, and describes what they can expect from your company. It also should describe your legal obligations as an employer, and your employees' rights. This guide will help you write an employee handbook, which typically includes the topics below..."
How Medical Practice Managers Can Reduce Staff Stress
physicianspractice.com October 8, 2013
By Aubrey Westgate
"At medical practices across the country, staff members are being asked to do more with less. They face larger workloads and increasing demands as practices struggle with declining reimbursement, increasing overhead, and uncertainty due to healthcare reform..."
Navigating Transition
Applying Structured Change Management to EHR Implementations
hitechanswers.net
"The value of Electronic Health Records (EHR) seems obvious to most of us. With our vast progress in technology, it seems strange that manual health care records are not a thing of the very distant past. However, to implement Electronic Health Records, an organization must apply a change management strategy. That is the issue! Change is not easy. And our natural reaction to change is resistance..."
Four EHR Change Management Mistakes
hp.com
"The question is no longer if your healthcare practice will make
the transition to electronic health records (EHR), but when.
Careful planning and effective change management can help keep
missteps—and the stress and costs that come with them—to
a minimum..."
Incentives and Performance Management
Pay that motivates your medical practice staff
amednews.com May 20, 2013
By: SHERYL CASH
"Physicians know who their best employees are — hardworking, competent, loyal and emotionally invested in the practice and its patients. They're essential to the quality care doctors provide each day and increasingly vital to ensuring a financially healthy practice that can withstand ongoing changes in health care expectations, technology and regulations..."
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