8 Tips To Help You Publish Better Post To Your Medical Practice's Facebook Page

Are you looking to improve your practice’ Facebook Page? Want to give it a little boost? Perhaps engage parents more, get more fans or add value to your community? Well, you are in luck if you answered yes to any of those questions. Below are eight suggestions you can implement today to leverage your practice's Facebook page. 1. Keep it short. First things first. People like to scan on Facebook. Keep your writing short for better responses. 2. …

Are You Making These 5 Financial Mistakes In Your Medical Practice?

We know doctors don't get finance or accounting training during the time they spend in medical school. As a result, they tend to rely heavily on practice managers, accountants and other financial experts with managing their money.   But as medical practice owners (aka small business owners), the buck stops with the doctor. Thus, it is wise not to rely blindly on the "experts" and from time to time take a look at areas of the business for …

Are Practice Management Consultants Worth Hiring?

This is a guest post from Chip Hart. Chip is a frequent contributor to PediatricInc and former co-host of the highly revered Pediatric Management Awesomecast. When Chip isn't protecting independent pediatric practices against evil conglomerates, naysayers, and the League of Shadows, you can find him at PCC doing... something (I've never figured out what is it that he does at PCC, exactly).  I will never forget the scene. I was the lonely …

Three Simple Questions To Help You Manage Disruptive Employee Behavior

Guest post by Brenda S. Campbell One of the most challenging aspects of practice management is managing the people within the business. It can feel overwhelming to manage employee attitude, behavior and performance, especially if confrontation doesn’t come naturally. I have had the privilege of working for an amazing pediatrician for the last fifteen years. He’s been in practice for decades and has taught me so much about practice management, …

Learn How To Create A Budget For Your Medical Practice

In medicine, the mention of the word profit is often viewed or interpreted as a dirty word. It is as if the word does not belong in the lexicon when health care is addressed.   I argue (in the context of the private medical practice setting) that profitability is a medical practice's responsibility for one simple reason. If the medical practice (also known as a business) doesn’t deliver profits, health care providers are unable to provide for …

Are Practice Management Consultants Worth Hiring?

This is a guest post from Chip Hart. Chip is a frequent contributor to PediatricInc and former co-host of the highly revered Pediatric Management Awesomecast. When Chip isn't fighting against evil conglomerates, naysayers, and the league of shadows to help protect and keep pediatric practices alive and independent, you can find him at PCC doing something (I've never figured out what is it that he does at PCC, exactly).    I will never …

11 Straightforward And Practical Tips To Improve Your Practice’s Bottom Line

You do not have to be a marine captain to know that there are countless potential dangers navigating waters. With a little imagination you know there are many risks. Some hidden, like currents, while others are painfully apparent (i.e. howling winds, waves and torrential storms).   We know there isn’t anything the captain can do to eliminate weather conditions or enforce her will on ocean currents. However, we can all agree the captain …

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Hello PediatricInc Wordpress Subscribers, I have good news and not so good news. First the good news: I recently switched PediatricInc from Wordpress.com to Wordpress.org This is the reason you are receiving blog updates with bad links.  The bad news is that I couldn't figure out a way to seemingly transfer your blog subscription to the new site. Wordpress allows you to export those that subscribed via email. But if you subscribed via …

11 Simple and Practice Tips To Improve Your Practice’s Bottom Line

You don’t need to be a marine captain to know that there are countless potential dangers navigating waters. With a little imagination you know there are many risks. Some hidden, like currents, while others are painfully apparent (i.e. howling winds, waves and torrential storms). We know there isn’t anything the captain can do to eliminate weather conditions or enforce her will on ocean currents. But we can all agree the captain has control …

Is It Worth Being A Member Of The American Academy Of Pediatrics?

I asked a newly graduated pediatrician if she was going to renew her membership with the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her response did not surprise me. She said, "...probably not. I see no point in being a member." As far as she was concerned, there wasn't an upside ( or value ) to belong to the Academy. I knew what she meant because I share her feelings. Recently I came across an email that challenged my stance regarding the value the …