Published Communications
Practice Priorities
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…
Your Pinnacle Benefits are Worth it!
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…
Spring Cleaning
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…
Preparing for Staff Turnover
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…
Treatment Protocol Training
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…
Make Your EHR Work Harder
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…
