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Practice Mgmt

Practice Mgmt

COVID Business Interruption Claim

Get Insurer to Pay Your COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim

QUESTION: Like many practices, COVID-19 sadly has resulted in our office losing significant revenue. We have heard that our business interruption insurance could cover some of our losses which could make a big difference in our practice surviving through the year. Our carrier has supplied little guidance and not responded to our queries. Where do […]
Terminate patient

Terminate a Patient Without Getting Sued

While it may seem a little unfair, patients can switch providers—no questions asked—with nothing more than a call to your practice asking to have records transferred. Unfortunately, when you’re the one making the split, terminating a patient-physician relationship isn’t so cut and dry—think abandonment lawsuit and medical malpractice. Before You Terminate a Patient… There are […]
Motivating Employee During Coronavirus

3 Ways You Can Motivate Your Staff During COVID

The constant shifts and modifications required over the last months due to COVID can have a seriously negative effect on the performance of your employees. Your employees can easily become overwhelmed which can lead to significantly reduced productivity. It’s up to you to motivate your staff during the coronavirus so that you can deliver practice […]
restarting elective surgery after covid-19

2 Policies Restart Your Elective Surgeries Post Coronavirus

Your practice’s financial stability means you have to quickly scale your elective surgeries back to pre-coronavirus days while complying with new safety guidelines. Two of the top policies you need to iron out and then communicate are your pre-surgical COVID-19 screening processes and surgery visitation allowances. As you create and implement your new COVID-19 surgical […]
PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidelines

SBA PPP FAQS: Proven Tactics to Get Max Loan Forgiveness

Whether you’ve already received your funds from the Small Business Association’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), or you’re still waiting for approval, there are several important rules you must know about. Comply, and your entire loan could be forgiven. Fail to comply, and you could end up on the hook for repaying some—or all—of that […]
Reopen Practice Steps (2)

20 Steps to Successfully Reopen Your Practice

In a few short months, COVID-19 has turned your practice day-to-day upside down – clinically, operationally and financially. At least now there is light at the end of the tunnel. Whether you closed your practice completely, or were working on an abbreviated schedule, the decisions you make over the next few weeks will have a […]
Medicare AWV COVID

Rebuild Wellness Visit Revenue During COVID-19

Providing routine patient care under COVID-19 restrictions has been a delicate balance. While following physical distancing and infection control safeguards, you also have to protect your bottom line. These three strategies will help your practice more successfully offer Medicare annual wellness visits (AWV) and preventive services in new ways to restore your finances and provide […]
WA ENT Practice

Return to ‘Normal,’ Recovery Lessons from First Hit Practice

As the pandemic surges around the country, practices in the earliest-hit locations are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Recently, Glenda Smith—a practice administrator at Proliance Surgeons Bellevue Ear Nose and Throat Clinic and Lake Washington Facial Plastics and Rejuvenation spoke with Healthcare Training Leader. Below, she shares her experiences both […]
Boost Practice Morale

10 Ways to Stay Connected, Boost Practice Morale

Your practice is adjusting to a landslide of constant changes caused by the recent coronavirus pandemic — decreased patient volumes, remote or furloughed staff, absences due to quarantine orders, etc. However, your patients are still relying on you to provide care and help them overcome the surmounting coronavirus fear and stress. Now, more than ever, […]
COVID-19 financial lifelines

Rescue Your Practice, Master COVID-19 Financial Assistance

Although COVID-19 has been a significant burden on your practice, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act offers financial lifelines to help you keep running until things get back to normal. Here’s a quick rundown on some of the key advanced payments and small business loans, and funding options available to your practice: […]