Before you drop an insurance plan...Determine how many patients are in the plan and how much revenue comes from the plan. Then evaluate the steps the practice will take to maintain current levels of …
What do you do when a patient asks the practice to commit fraud?
What do you do when a parent asks the practice to commit fraud? The easy answer is simply to tell the parent no. But in some cases, they don’t even realize that it is fraud, and the best approach is …
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The three levels of office managers.
The three levels of office managers. Levin Group has built a new model, identifying the three levels of office managers: The functional manager, which represents most office managers. The …
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Build your profit model.
Build your profit model. A profit model is a model of how the practice reaches end-of-year profit. For example, a model could look like this: 40% from fee-for-service, 40% from one insurance plan, and …
If you want more new patients, try this:
If you want more new patients, try this: Have the doctor call the referring parent to personally thank them for the referral. It does take a little bit of time, but it is seen as good relationship …
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Try this radical idea.
Try this radical idea. Eliminate new patient exam fees for 90 days. The odds are that as patients become aware that there is no fee for the exam portion of a new patient visit, they will respond …
How did we do yesterday?
How did we do yesterday? The first agenda item of the morning meeting should be to look at yesterday‘s production against the daily production goal. You should be cognizant every day of how you did …
Just stop that bad habit.
Just stop that bad habit. We all have habits that we would like to change. The easiest way to do it is to just stop. Spending endless time thinking about it, strategizing it, asking others about it, …
If you set goals, check them.
If you set goals, check them. Some people don’t set goals and we consider that a mistake. Setting goals gets you focused and fired up and it creates a desire for achievement. Other people set goals, …
Back to positive thinking again!
Back to positive thinking again! Positive thinking may be one of the most powerful ways to influence your future and success. I believe that we become what we think about, and when we think about …
Reason 5 for why delegation doesn’t work:
Reason 5 for why delegation doesn’t work: If the recipient of the delegation is not properly trained. Sometimes it is a simple matter of answering questions or checking in along the way to help the …
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Reason 4 for why delegation doesn’t work:
Reason 4 for why delegation doesn’t work: Delegation will not work if the person receiving the delegation does not have an opportunity to ask questions and clarify exactly what they should be doing. …
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