It’s now been a year since medical practices have been up against a global pandemic, and they are still facing uncertainty. During the past 12 months, medical practices have continued to provide services for patients despite exhaustion, personal risk of infection, and even fear of transmission to family members. This has led to an increase of pressure on doctors and their employees. Some of the biggest impacts medical practices have seen from COVID is quicker employee turnover, higher burnout rates, an increase in telemedicine, and an overall loss of patients.

Not delegating can be one of the biggest mistakes that you make as a practice owner. It will prevent growth, burn you out, and take you away from what’s most important: seeing patients. When you learn to delegate, it can relieve pressure and stress, encourage teamwork and support for your staff, and help your business grow. Here are some tips to help you learn how and what to delegate as a practice owner.

Owning your own practice is full of amazing opportunities, and many potential pitfalls. You may constantly be searching for different ways that you can grow your practice, but have you stopped to think about what you could be doing wrong? Here’s five of the biggest mistakes practice owners make, and what you should do instead.

It’s unfortunately a common situation that most practices have to deal with: disrespectful behavior. It’s a clinical curveball, though in this case you can’t turn to science for help. If your front desk is unprepared to get disrespect from a patient, it could have a negative effect on your practice. Here are some of the things it could lead to.

Do you feel like the potential success of your practice is limited? Maybe you don’t feel like it is, but you’re experiencing a stagnation that you can’t seem to get over. It can feel like you’re on a treadmill- running and running but ultimately going nowhere. When you hit a ceiling in your work, your pent up energy turns into nerves and ultimately frustration. This can be a huge problem and cause a lot of doctors to give up the idea that they can grow their practice further.

Did you know that you can benefit from having a turbo front desk? That may sound a bit strange, but having a “turbo” front desk is a great way to bring in more money to your practice. Turbo is only a catchy acronym we created to help you remember all the traits that your front desk workers should practice. T.U.R.B.O. stands for: Thankful, Uplifting, Resilient, Banging, and Organized. 

The front desk is a very important aspect of your practice and is crucial to its success, as it sets the tone when the patient arrives. The front desk handles important daily tasks, such as customer management and appointment scheduling. Their effectiveness can directly impact your patient retention rate and new referrals. It’s no exaggeration to say practices are only as good as their front desk. That’s why we are diving into how you can optimize your practice by having a T.U.R.B.O. front desk.

One of the purposes of your practice is to make a profit. If you were giving away your services for less than cost, or just breaking even, your business will likely fail. Whether or not your business is actually profitable depends on several factors including management, location, competition, demand, productivity, and so on. But one of the most important components is how you price your services, and adjusting when necessary.

If maintaining a profit is a challenge for you, there are several things you can do that will immediately add to the bottom line.

When you own a practice, not only do you have the responsibilities of being a doctor, but also simultaneously those of a CEO, entrepreneur, and business operations manager. You may wonder how you have enough time to grow your practice. 

Unless you’re especially gifted at marketing, design, advertising, being in two places at once, you’re actually best suited seeing your patients, not focusing your time on growing your practice.

The more patients you acquire, the more you’ll thrive in your medical practice.

But unfortunately, acquiring more medical patients can be challenging at times.

Luckily, there are proven healthcare marketing strategies that can keep your schedule filled with numerous patients.

When it comes to your medical practice, you should always have one goal in mind. And that’s retaining a solid base of happy patients.

Along with a highly successful medical practice, this also ensures that you maintain a steady income from long-term patients you love to work with.