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Is your staff having difficulty finding room in the clinic schedule for new patients, same day, next day or within the week? If so, and new patients are being scheduled weeks out or longer, there is a good chance they aren’t showing up (they found someone to treat them sooner, they performed bathroom surgery and…

Life is busy both in and out of the practice/your business and most DPMs/practice owners struggle to find a balance without falling short somewhere. If this sounds familiar, keep reading. If not, then good for you! Maybe you should write the next Pro Tip! In every aspect of life, productivity (checking off the “to dos”) starts…

You may say I listen to too many true crime podcasts, but recently I’ve been inspired to do some detective work. The kind that allows me to better understand where my doctors are coming from and why they are reaching out to vendors to find out if their Pinnacle membership is worth it. Although I won’t name names, if you are reading this and…

After a LONG winter of freezing temperatures and snow storms in the wrong parts of the country, spring is finally here! With the warmer weather and start of quarter two right around the corner, what are your plans?  Are you consistently working towards your practice goals for the year? Have you been meeting with your billing team consistently and keeping a close watch on…

If we learned one thing from the Pandemic it was that staff turnover is inevitable. Unfortunately, we also learned that for many practices, individual staff members held too much “power.” What do I mean by that? When shutdowns began and staff turnover/changes became an all too common occurrence, we soon realized that “____” at the front…

Assuming that all of your condition specific treatment protocols are formally recorded, when was the last time you reviewed, edited or updated them? If it has been a while, there’s a chance your current recommendations for ancillary products and services aren’t all included and an even better chance that a majority of your staff members have…

Many physicians and their team members are frustrated with their EHR/PM systems due to functionality issues (antiquated reporting, scheduling limitations, cumbersome charting, etc.). In most cases, the real issue is that doctors and staff were not properly trained or did not invest the time to learn how to maximize the full potential of their systems. Think…

The other day I saw a social media post that said something to the effect of  “in my day, toilet paper and eggs were so cheap, we used to throw them at people’s houses.” Nowadays, the idea of throwing eggs at $8 a dozen is no laughing matter. Egg prices have risen by 53% in the past…

As many avid Christmas movie fans may recall, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer introduced us to the beloved Island of Misfit Toys (fun fact, this was released in 1964 making it 61 this year!). You remember Charlie in the Box and Hermy the Dentist, don’t you? These poor toys were cast aside and forgotten. Never to be…

Friday, January 24th was National Compliment Day, which. . . wasn’t a real holiday, but a good excuse to say something nice to someone. In case you missed it, why not celebrate today, or make a point to incorporate more compliments into your practice and your personal life daily? Think about your team. The staff of individuals who support you…