by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 9, 2009 | Day-to-Day Operations
Launched just a year ago this month, the Health Care Notification Network is a fast and easy way for physicians and their staff to receive important information regarding medication recalls, warnings and national public health emergencies. Once physicians sign up and...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 8, 2009 | Day-to-Day Operations
I just moved a practice from one hospital campus to another – down four floors, across three blocks and up nine floors. I’ve done this before, but what did I learn this time? 1. Coffee & Food – whatever it takes, keep everyone caffeinated,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 26, 2009 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance
I got the idea for this post from an article titled “18 Financial Terms Every Leader Should Know,” by Dan McCarthy at Great Leadership. I thought it was a great post and created one of my own, borrowing a few good ones from Dan and adding examples for...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 12, 2009 | Day-to-Day Operations
Browsing the Web (as I usually do most Sunday nights deciding what to write about for my Monday Special) I tripped over the site “Slacker Manager” and immediately liked it! The post from Slacker Manager Phil Gerbyshak that caught my eye was one on writing...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 5, 2009 | Day-to-Day Operations
Note from Mary Pat: Please welcome Linda ClenDening, CMPE guest author for this post on maximizing efficiency using Outlook. Linda is COO at Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Nashville, TN and she strives to manage internal processes well by monitoring the...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 22, 2008 | Day-to-Day Operations, Human Resources
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Ergonomic disorders including CTS (carpal tunnel syndrome), various tendon disorders and lower back injuries, are the most rapidly growing category of OSHA recordable injuries and illnesses.” According to the...