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  • PRIDE and the 4 C’s of quality care — A winning combination

    Summer 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 1062

    Abstract: The solution to running a successful medical practice appears to be simple: Provide quality care and patients will be satisfied, right? Not so. To be successful in today’s practice environment, physician offices must address two aspects of quality — patient service and medical care. This article looks at two ways to boost the “patient service” part of the equation: 1) a program called Personal Responsibility In Delivering Excellence, or PRIDE©, and 2) the four C’s of quality care.

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  • On-call duties remain a contentious issue for many hospital physician groups

    Spring 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 771

    Abstract: Many hospital physician groups dread the day that a senior partner informs the other partners that he or she is no longer interested in being “on call.” The problem, of course, is that, if one member of a group doesn’t wish to take calls, the remaining group members must make sure the calls are covered. This article suggests some potential solutions to this always-tricky dilemma.

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  • 12 strategies for getting your practice through difficult financial times

    Spring 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 514

    Abstract: Depending on what you read, turbulent financial times are, if not here, at least threatening. This article offers 12 strategies that practices should implement annually but that are especially important when times get tough.

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  • Bring both direct and intrinsic value to your practice with clinical trials

    Spring 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 774

    Abstract: Because of the prestige and publication rights of the trials, clinical trials have historically been centered in academic medical settings. Yet because of the motivation to get products to market within a reasonable time frame, the industry has turned to working with private physician groups to expedite the process. This article explains how offering clinical trials to patients can bring both direct and intrinsic value to a practice.

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  • Practice mergers — No detail is too small to consider

    Spring 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 976

    Abstract: Many nonmedical businesses use mergers as a means to grow and meet strategic needs. The medical community, however, tends to shrink from mergers for a variety of reasons. This article points out that there are some valid reasons to merge medical practices, though doing so should be approached with great caution and an eye for details.

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  • Could your practice use an air traffic controller? — Floor controller/managers can maximize exam room profitability

    Spring 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 770

    Abstract: An empty exam room with a physician ready to see a patient can cost a practice between $45 and $125 a day in lost revenue. And that’s revenue that the practice may never recoup. This article discusses reasons to consider hiring a floor controller/manager, an employee who acts as sort of an “air traffic controller” to ensure exam rooms are cleaned and turned over in a timely manner.

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  • Should your practice conduct an internal coding and documentation audit?

    Winter 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 447

    Abstract: To save money, many practices choose to do an internal coding and documentation audit instead of an external one. This article emphasizes that there’s certainly nothing wrong with going this route — as long as the audit is done the right way.

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  • Juggling the JCAHO jargon

    Winter 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 611

    Abstract: With competitive and financial pressures in the marketplace escalating, more and more physician practices are finding partnerships with hospitals/health systems one of the only viable ways to survive. Among the greatest challenges created by these partnerships, however, is the need to understand, accept and comply with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards. This article looks at how physicians can better adjust to JCAHO standards by recognizing the benefits and learning the lingo.

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  • When cutting overhead costs, creativity counts!

    Winter 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 621

    Abstract: In this day and age, reducing expenses in the office may seem like an impossible task. While many practices are experiencing a reduction in revenues, overhead costs are increasing, causing an erosion of practice profit margins, which, in turn, is dramatically affecting physician income. This article offers some suggestions for helping practices cut overhead costs while, of course, maintaining the same great level of patient care.

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  • And the survey says … Assess your operations by asking staff and physicians the right questions

    Winter 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 979

    Abstract: Many physicians and managers are so busy with the day-to-day operations of their practices that they don’t take the time to conduct regular diagnostic check-ups of the business. By surveying physicians and staff about the state of the practice, practice leadership can gain great insight into any problems that may be brewing or discover issues that need to be addressed immediately. This article shows how to structure a survey and suggests some questions to ask.

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  • Buy-sell agreements — A wise risk-management move

    Winter 2008
    Newsletter: Vital Signs

    Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50

    Word count: 682

    Abstract: The best time to draft a buy-sell agreement is when things are going well and a medical practice’s partners/shareholders are likely to reach an amicable agreement. Unfortunately, the circumstances that these agreements address often occur at difficult times and may disrupt the practice, ultimately reducing the value over which the owners are at odds. This article explains why obtaining a buy-sell agreement sooner rather than later is a wise risk-management move.

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