They may do good work but their obnoxious personalities spawn resentment and negativity. Don’t hesitate to strike hard at…
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…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
Easy ways to make your medical office healthier
September 7, 2018 by
A medical practice focuses on patient health and wellbeing. Yet, too often, the workplace doesn’t promote staff health and wellbeing – and, in fact, detracts from it…
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…
INCREASING PROFITS
21 easy ways to boost practice profitability fast
August 6, 2018 by
Simple changes to billing procedures, hiring policies, purchasing, patient relations, and other daily activities can have a positive impact on…
WORKPLACE SAFETY
What #MeToo means for corporate America and why employers must continue to address sexual harassment in the workplace
July 20, 2018 by
The #MeToo movement brought awareness and conversation to one of the most urgent issues facing the workplace today, but not enough data has been available to point to…
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…
