Garden Vegetables To Thank The Doctor Today one of my patients kindly gave me a basket of tomatoes and other vegetables harvested from her garden just this morning. I was touched by her friendly gestu...
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...
It is more important than ever for private practice physicians to sharpen their entrepreneurial edge, and I mean that in a good way. With the various healthcare reform options being discussed, I hear a recurrent theme that in order to bring healthcare costs down, and the quality of patient care up, ...
For PrivatePractice.MD to become truly useful for doctors starting a new private medical practice, members will need to share their own knowedge and experiences with other members. I would be thrilled to see experienced doctors become mentors to the newly minted doctors. Private practice mastermin...
The X Prize Foundation has announced a $10+ Million prize to the person or group that creates a fundamentally different US healthcare delivery system. I think the private medical practice community can win this prize! In the description directly from the X Prize website it states “This first...
If you have a business, which a medical practice is of course, you need business liablity insurance. Your malpractice insurance won’t protect you if your patient slips on your front step and breaks her hip. As doctors, we’re used to the concept of risk. Some doctors are even comfortable ...
Depending on the nature of your specialty, a large amount of supplies may be consumed by your medical practice. These items range from tongue depressors and table paper, to medications such as lidocaine and Penicillin for IM injection. Then there are the special purchases such as the flu vaccine, te...
One way to jump start your own private practice is to buy one already operating. Many practicing physicians hope to sell their medical practice when they retire, either to their current partners or to a physician or group of physicians finishing their training. Buying or selling a medical practice i...
As you get started, and as you reassess your progress and results, you’re going to want to have standardized protocols for many of the activities in your medical office. These can be bound together and serve as the core of your employee manual which is useful for your new employees, and I beli...
