In Part 1, I discussed some of the challenges we face in hiring IT (information technology) personnel, a role which is becoming an increasingly common part of the medical practice. One of the major challenges is trying to validate the skillsets and credentials of a prospect. In Part 2, I present an action plan for […]
human resources
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About 8 years ago or so, our practice decided to move from paper records to electronic records. The decision was helped along by the fact that we were literally running out of space for our paper charts. I had been looking at electronic medical records systems (EMRs) for years prior to this but could not […]
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There are many benefits associated with having a computer office network, regardless of whether you are ready to implement electronic medical records (EMR) or not. For example, what may begin as a helpful suggestion from an employee can blossom into a practice-wide tool which can improve overall productivity. ProtoQue is a program which was developed […]
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I recently read a book entitled Corporate Agility (Grantham et al, 2007 AMACOM). And although initially I thought it was just applicable to large corporations, I realized that in fact it could be very useful for the typical medical practice. It describes a process known as collaborative strategic management (CSM). This is a strategic approach […]
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If you were wondering how to keep track of people…If an organization has a significant number of employees, it can often be a challenge to keep track of where they all are. Some software systems can help regulate workflow in a medical practice by tracking the work of individual employees, but these require some type […]