Welcome to Health Care POV | sign in | join

BROWSE BY TAGS

All Tags » Patient Care   (RSS)
NP Practice Owners

Another Membership Practice
September 14, 2009 11:35 AM by Jill Rollet
We've noticed just a couple of practices across the country that are turning to a so-called membership plan to help curtail costs for patients. The model requires patients to pay a flat rate monthly or annually and then covers office visits, routine tests Read More...
0 comments »     
Avoiding Burnout
June 15, 2009 2:16 PM by Aaron Hartle
Seventeen months ago when I opened Pace Clinic I was excited to be out on my own. No more working for somebody, I could set my own hours, come and go as I please, and do my own thing. I have thoroughly enjoyed working for myself. However, even though Read More...
0 comments »     
Tips for Keeping Care Affordable
March 18, 2009 8:46 AM by Joseph Marra
Many times in my day to day practice I run into patients who have financial instability. These patients have difficulty paying their daily bills, let alone medical ones. Sometimes as a provider of care you need to be resourceful for your patients' sake. Read More...
0 comments »     
The Replacements
March 16, 2009 3:42 PM by Gretchen Moen
This past week I had the pleasure of spending the day lecturing for one of the FNP programs in town. The experience was not a new one for me, but it was different in that I was "it" for the whole class day. I enjoyed myself very much, and my feedback Read More...
0 comments »     
Speed Up Word of Mouth
February 16, 2009 5:04 PM by Aaron Hartle
I have a small clinic in Springville, Utah. I am opening a second clinic next month in a neighboring city. As we all could guess, my practice has grown mostly by "word-of-mouth" advertising. Since I am kind of a penny pincher, I spend very little on actual Read More...
1 comments »     
Holistic Approach
February 5, 2009 9:02 AM by Joseph Marra
How many times have patients come to you for advice and after evaluation asked, "Do I have to take a pill? Isn't there something natural I can do?" Well, I have listened to their cries and have decided to hire a hypnotherapist/Reiki Master. This individual Read More...
2 comments »     
The Interviewing Process
January 14, 2009 12:15 PM by Joseph Marra
Well, I have been at my new office now for over a month, and yesterday's schedule had 38 people on! Yes, it is really taking off. I have advertised again, and I'm thankful for the responses. I will be interviewing three new prospects at the end of the Read More...
2 comments »     
Customer Service, Even When You Don't Feel Like It
September 16, 2008 8:30 AM by Gretchen Moen
This past month has been a very busy month for us: school exams, shots, immigration physicals and paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. The old term "fix-me Friday" could be changed to "all-at-once August." In pediatrics this generally means get all the well Read More...
1 comments »