January 2016

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Strategic Planning for Social Media in Medical Practices

Strategic Planning for Social Media in Medical Practices

When it comes to strategic planning for a medical practice, social media is often the last topic discussed, if at all. Most practices want to focus on physical aspects, rather than digital ones. The truth is that this can be detrimental to a practice, as more patients and staff are using social media. Use this […]

Strategic Planning and Strategy Execution: Where is the Disconnect?

Strategic Planning and Strategy Execution: Where is the Disconnect?

The use of Strategic Planning is common across the United States, having come a long way since Peter Drucker’s research and widely publicized management by objectives (MBO) in the 1950s. In the next six decades, leaders in every sector — private, nonprofit, and government — set strategic goals and objectives and then developed plans for how to carry […]

7 Steps to Successful Patient Pre-Admission

7 Steps to Successful Patient Pre-Admission

While much emphasis is put on how to handle check-in for patients in your practice, it is sometimes easy to overlook ways to ease this process by clearly defining how pre-admitting the patient is to be properly performed. Patient pre-admission is an important part of the overall throughput process. Without this vital step, patient check-in […]