Managing Your Practice
Managing Your Practice
Medical identity theft
If your office's computer system does not have effective fraud protection, you could be held liable for any fraud committed with information...
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Be alert for embezzlement
Embezzlement remains far more common in medical offices than generally assumed - and it often occurs in full view of physicians.
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Seasonality
Seasonality is yet another of those basic business concepts that most physicians have never heard of.
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Paid (and unpaid) time off
A major issue with PTO is the possibility that employees will resist staying home when they are actually sick.
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Long-term care insurance
To be sure, there is considerable debate about whether LTCI is worth the cost.
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When can I retire?
Many of us lack a clear idea of where our retirement income will come from, or if it will be there when we arrive.
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Review your insurance
Malpractice insurance requirements will remain fairly static throughout your career, but other insurance needs evolve over time. A good example is...
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Keep your staff current – and happy
Like you, staff members provide better care to patients when they know the latest findings and techniques.
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Hiring the right employees
Many of the personnel questions I receive concern the dreaded “marginal employee” – a person who has never done anything truly heinous to merit...
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Sexual harassment: Prevention and defense
Medical offices are far from immune from harassment, of course, and the problem is not limited to staff interactions.
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Handling defamatory online reviews
The first thing to do before taking any action is determine whether that defamatory review is, in fact, defamatory.