In my constant searching and researching for useful information to share with my fellow physicians in private practice, I have found a number of useful and interesting blogs and websites which I will share with you from time to time. Recently I discovered the blog Ideal Medical Practices which is a group or collaborative blog (like [...]
Archive | July, 2009
Increasing Business Through Referrals from Other Physicians
How to get referrals from other physicians isn’t a topic that is commonly written about, yet it happens every day. Of course, specialists depend on referrals from other doctors, but primary care doctors need to consider other physicians as a reliable source of new patients also. Many primary care physicians are content with the occasional referral [...]
The Complicated Dance of Doctors and Drug Representatives
For many years now, pharmaceutical companies have relied on drug representatives to persuade doctors to prescribe their products. Why? Because it worked. In 2007 there were 102,000 drug reps in the field, buying lunch, delivering samples and angling for five minutes of face time with a doctor. But, as industry rules for gift exchange have [...]
The Art of Creating an Effective Websites for Physicians (part 3 of 3)
The previous two articles in this series discussed the basic reasons for why every doctor should have an internet presence with a website. They also discussed how the practice website can be an extremely effective marketing tool to bring in new patients, and to get existing patients to come back more often, and for higher [...]
How to Get More New Patients from Existing Patient Referrals
Every physician wants to get new patients easily and affordably, without a lot of effort. Getting new patients via referrals from existing patients is a relatively low-effort way to generate more money from your practice. People like to give referrals to service providers that they are very pleased with. And people to tend to interact [...]
Find Office Space to Share At ShareMedicalSpace.com
In today’s challenging medical economic climate, it no longer makes any sense for doctors in private practice to leave their offices empty one or two days a week while they work in the hospital or satellite office. And who wants to plunk down thousands of dollars in furnishings, equipment and staff to open a new [...]
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The Importance of Websites for Recruiting New Patients – Part 2 of 3
When it comes to getting new patients and increasing revenues, most doctors don’t think of their website as an important tool. In fact, many doctors don’t bother with a website at all, and the ones that do commonly put up a “generic site” that doesn’t contribute at all to the bottom line health of the [...]
If you think business plans are for CPAs, not MDs….think again
If you need to write a business plan, you are probably: • Planning to open a private practice • Planning to expand your practice significantly • Planning a major investment in space or equipment • Planning one of the above related to an ancillary business And…you need money from a bank or an investor or [...]
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