California would be the first state in the nation to mandate doctors tell their patients when they are disciplined for sexual assault or other patient harm under legislation that…
PATIENT SAFETY
Bill to end secrecy around doctor sexual assault and other patient harm passes CA Assembly
September 7, 2018 by
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
HIPAA Refresher: Is your practice on top of NPPs?
September 7, 2018 by
By Ranadene K. Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CMC, Guest Contributor bio
I know, HIPAA is old news. And ALL of your offices are presenting your patients with a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) already…
SOCIAL NETWORKING POLICY
Model Employee Social Networking Policy
August 24, 2018 by
Why you need this model policy:
This model policy will help you protect your practice from the potential threat posed by employee blogging, tweeting, Instagramming, and other social networking.
TERMINATION
7 steps to safely terminating an employee
August 24, 2018 by
Properly terminating an employee to minimize the chances of repercussions starts with gathering all the facts and considering all the factors, says HR attorney…
SOCIAL MEDIA
Compliance perspective: How to keep an employee from damaging your practice on social media
August 24, 2018 by
In the cyber age, protecting your practice from the potential threat posed by employee blogging, tweeting, Instagramming, and other social networking is a business…
TERMINATION BEST PRACTICES
Can your employee handbook help you safely terminate an employee?
August 17, 2018 by
If you ever need to terminate an employee, one of the best tools you can have is an employee handbook that sets out clear policies and…
YOUR CAREER
Are you “aggressive” or “assertive”? Take this quick self-evaluation and find out
August 6, 2018 by
To manage people, a manager has to be assertive.
But be aware that there’s a strong difference between being assertive and…
HIRING BEST PRACTICES
Build your hiring muscles through advanced hiring techniques
July 20, 2018 by
Hiring is a critical task for every medical office manager, yet sometimes it may seem hard or nearly impossible to find, screen and hire great employees…
RISK MANAGEMENT
Feds target providers who took free test cup kickbacks from Millennium Labs
July 6, 2018 by
Free point-of-care test cups from Millennium Labs have become radioactive. So far, at least six different providers have agreed to fork over…
INSIGHT
Not just another HR story
June 29, 2018 by
By Lynne Curry bio
Thirty-nine years ago I leapt off the cliff, deciding to create a business that offered employers and employees assistance in handling employee challenges…
