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Podcast: The Physician's Guide to the Business of Medicine: Dreams and Realities
In this 20-minute podcast hear Jeffrey Gorke, author of the new book, "The Physician's Guide to the Business of Medicine: Dreams and Realities," give hints for physicians as they search for their first job (or a change in job) -- how to size up a practice, the questions that must be asked, and why it is crucial for physicians to understand the "business" of medicine. His no-nonsense book is broken down into 2 parts: the job search and the business component of the job search. MDs will find this play book essential as they look for their dream practice -- and this book will better prepare practice administrators and physician partners for positioning the practice as they recruit new physicians. Jeffrey Gorke, www.castlegatemanagement.com
Published: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 EST by Podcast.Editor@greenbranch.com Podcast: Trusting the Boss
In this 20-minute podcast, Judy Capko, best-selling author of Secrets of the Best-Run Practices, 2nd Edition, discusses the issue of "trust" in the medical practice. Since the concept of trust keeps coming up between physicians, managers and staff members...what are the key issues and the ripple effect? Judy describes how destructive a lack of trust can be in the practice, how the physician and manager sometimes get caught in the crossfire with staff members, how to foster trust between all layers of an organization and lastly, how to regain trust one it has been compromised. Judy's new edition of her Secrets of the Best-Run Practices, 2nd Edition is available at www.greenbranch.com
Published: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 EST by Podcast.Editor@greenbranch.com Podcast: Dealing with a Multi-Generational Staff
Judy Capko, best-selling author of Secrets of the Best-Run Practices, 2nd Edition, discusses in this 20-minute podcast, the strategies for dealing with mult-generational staff members including the Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y staff members. She describes how these generations are categorized, what makes them so different from each other, how a manager can work with these groups and foster a cooperative spirit. Judy's new edition of her Secrets of the Best-Run Practices, 2nd Edition is available at http://www.greenbranch.com
Published: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 EST by Podcast.Editor@greenbranch.com Podcast: Things to Consider Before You Sign a Lease or Buy Land or Space
In this 20-minute podcast hear Larry Brooks, Architect and Principal of Practice Flow Solutions (www.practiceflowsolutions.com) discuss the factors a physician or practice administrator should consider before choosing a new location, how to calculate the space and parking area needed, crucial information about patient flow to promote efficiencies, how the shape and configuration of the space has an impact on the practice, and how to choose a location, including pitfalls to avoid. Larry's firm focuses on helping medical practice efficiencies by identifying and solving problems in patient, staff and doctor flow.
Published: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 EST by Podcast.Editor@greenbranch.com Podcast: RVUs (Relative Value Units) and Physician Compensation
In this 20-minute podcast, Max Reiboldt and Justin Chamblee of the Coker Group, www.cokergroup.com discuss RVUs and physician compensation, the type of specialties being compensated via RVUs, the differences in private practice and hospital employment, the common pitfalls of these types of compensation plans, show health care reform might have an impact on RVU-based compensation plans.
Max and Justin are authors of the Greenbranch Publishing book, (due Jan, 2010) RVUs at Work: Relative Value Units in the Medical Practice. www.greenbranch.com
Published: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 EST by Podcast.Editor@greenbranch.com Podcast: M.A.D. Leadership for Healthcare: Proven Strategies for Getting People to Do What You Want Them to Do
In this 20-minute pocast, Wendy Lipton-Dibner, MA, author of Best-Selling new book, M.A.D. Leadership for Healthcare: Proven Strategies for Getting People to Do What You Want Them to Do discusses the formula of M.A.D. Leadership -- M for Motivate, A for Align, D for Differentiate -- the formula that the author has used to help hundreds of practices to make significant changes in the ways they work and relate to people. These proven techniques of "getting people to do what you want them to do," are helping doctors and dentists see major increases in their practice revenues. The book published in May, 2009 to rave reviews and is under consideration at a number of medical, dental and health administration schools as part of the required curriculum. The launch of this book is perfect timing -- who is going to help doctors and administrators get through this time of pending health reform change? Who is going to help doctors weather the "people issue," while selecting and installing an EHR System? Who is going to make sure practices thrive and succeed so that the practice stays in business? Practices need a fast-track model to get doctors, staff and patients to work together and this exciting new book is the answer. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.madleadershipforhealthcare.com">http://www.madleadershipforhealthcare.com</a>
Published: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 EST by Podcast.Editor@greenbranch.com Podcast: Smart-Sourcing for the Medical Practice
Judy Capko the author of Secrets of the Best-Run Practices and her most recent book, Take Back Time: Bringing Time Management to Medicine discusses in this 20-minute podcast the meaning of "smart-sourcing," the most common functions outsourced in the medical practice, strategies on how the practice can identify what they want to outsource, confidence levels in selecting a vendor, and how you maintain control when the work is being done outside of the office.<br /><a href="http://www.capko.com">www.capko.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://shopmpm.com/Take_Back_Time_Management_Medicine.asp">http://shopmpm.com/Take_Back_Time_Management_Medicine.asp</a>
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 EST by admin@soundpractice.net Podcast: Streamlining Workflow in the Medical Practice
The author of the best selling book, Take Back Time: Bringing Time Management to Medicine discusses in this 20-minute podcast the hot topic of "Workflow" in the medical practice, the most important issues to increase efficiency, how the economy is bringing these workflow issues into the spotlight, the low-down on doctors and their schedules, how can staff really implement change, how to adopt inexpensive tech tools and why quality is essential in the discussion about workflow. <br />
<div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.capko.com/">www.capko.com</a></div>
<div><a target="_blank" href="http://shopmpm.com/Take_Back_Time_Management_Medicine.asp">http://shopmpm.com/Take_Back_<wbr></wbr>Time_Management_Medicine.asp</a> <br /></div>
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 EST by admin@soundpractice.net Podcast: Long Term Disability Insurance and the Physician Practice
In this 20-minute podcast, attorneys Jason Newfield and Justin Frankel from Frankel and Newfield, Attorneys at Law discuss the meaning of "dual occupation" in the claims process, the importance of specialty language, common misconceptions about the specialty letter, the definition of residual claims and why they matter, opportunities and pitfalls to backdating of claims, and the major misconceptions surrounding group disability policies, private policies and association policies. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.frankelnewfield.com">www.frankelnewfield.com</a>
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 EST by admin@soundpractice.net Podcast: Healthcare Tsunami: The Wave of Consumerism that Will Change U.S. Business
Hear Wayne Glowac and Dean Halverson, authors of the book, Healthcare Tsunami: The Wave of Consumerism that Will Change U.S. Business, discuss what the Healthcare Tsunami is all about, the trends that these leaders are seeing in the provider market, why these changes in the market are so sudden and dramatic, whether the tsunami is a temporary or long term issue, and what medical providers (off all sizes and specialties) need to do to manage this change in the mindset of patients. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthcaretsunami.com">www.healthcaretsunami.com</a>
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 EST by admin@soundpractice.net
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