Category Archives: Staff

Following Up With Your Staff To Run Your Medical Office Efficiently

You know that it is important.  You insist on it for your patients.  It is proper follow-up and if you want to run a successful business, you need to have follow up with your staff. Follow up is the only … Continue reading

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Delegation In Your Medical Office, Or Realizing That You Don’t Have To Do It All Yourself

Doctors are, by their nature, very independent people and those doctors who go into private practice are even more so because they tend to be entrepreneurial.  Most doctors have to work incredibly hard to build their practices.  So they tend … Continue reading

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Should You Monitor Your Medical Office Employees’ Online Activity?

The website MedicalPracticeTrends.com recently posted at article that discussed whether you should monitor your employee’ online activity at the office. The link to the article is here. The article discusses the extent of the problem, as well as the options … Continue reading

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Training Front Office Staff To Market Your Medical Office

Your front office staff are the first contact that patients have with your office. It is important that your staff is properly trained to greet your patients (on the phone or in person) in a friendly, professional manner. This video … Continue reading

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Disciplining Your Medical Office Staff

In medical school we doctors learn all about physiology, microbiology, and pharmacology. Then we go to residency training and become experts in our various areas of specialization. When we finally go into to practice, we become painfully aware of how … Continue reading

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More Scripts For Your Front Office Staff

A few months ago we published an article titled, “Scripts For Your Front Office Staff.” We have noticed that this is one of our most popular articles. Apparently doctors are concerned about their staff getting the proper message out to … Continue reading

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A Happy Staff Means Happy Patients (And A Happy Bottomline)

As doctors we are trained to put our patients first, to think of their welfare above all else. This attitude leads us to give our patients the best possible care. At the same time when we put our patients first, … Continue reading

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Scripts For Your Front Office Staff

Whenever your staff members are dealing with patients they should know how to speak to them and how to respond to any questions or concerns. This easiest way to deal with this is to develop scripts for them to use … Continue reading

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Copays, Copays, Copays!

Every front office staff member should be trained in the skill of collecting money with finesse. This means that he or she asks for a patient’s copay right up front, immediately after verifying the patient’s information. This may seem obvious, … Continue reading

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Great video on looking at all financial aspects of your practice.

I really like the points she makes especially about knowing where the profit comes from. I see this all the time in my practice. Doctors can be tempted to focus on what new procedures can I do. While I think … Continue reading

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