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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

Podcast: Compliance in the Medical Practice
In this 15-minute podcast hear Joanie Cochran discuss how Compliance does not have to be a labor and monetary intensive project, how you can web access very specific information regarding Compliance, how is Compliance being incorporated into current and future government initiatives, and why Compliance is (and will continue to be) at the forefront of physician practices. <br /><a href="http://www.dixon-hughes.com">www.dixon-hughes.com</a><br />
Published: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 EST by admin@soundpractice.net

Guide to Selling a Physician Practice
In this 20-minute podcast, Randy Bauman, Author of <a href="http://shopmpm.com/time_to_sell_your_physician_practice_bauman.asp">Time to Sell? Guide to Selling a Physician Practice: Value, Options, Alternatives</a>, recently published by Greenbranch Publishing (www.mpmnetwork.com) discusses the current market forces at play in the wave of physician practice sales, the key things physicians should look for when they decide to sell their practice, what hospitals are looking for in medical practices, and Randy Bauman's expert assessment of the landscape for physicians selling their practices. Randy Bauman - 800 467-3310 <br /><a href="http://www.deltahealthcare.com">www.deltahealthcare.com</a>
Published: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 EST by admin@soundpractice.net

Disease Management in the Medical Practice
20-minute podcast interview with Charles A. Peck, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer of LifeMasters, where he discusses the following: Why doctors should be aware of disease management and embrace the concept, what exactly is disease management and how it works, the common misconceptions about DM, the benefits of a disease management program in a medical practice, and the important indicators that disease management tracks and how it can work for physicians in the pay-for-performance era. http://www.lifemasters.com
Published: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 EST by Podcast.Editor@greenbranch.com

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