A health care provider’s office that is not part of a much larger organization or a franchise is becoming a rare entity in today’s economy. There are several factors playing into this, but understanding how to best navigate and take care of the basic challenges is essential. Financial errors can quickly compound and cause major stress, or worse. We’ll look at the macro items first. External pressures The largest external pressure by far is the transformation of the health insurance industry over the past 20 years. Prior to the advent of the PPO (Preferred Provider Organization), doctors of … [Read more...] about Financial Basics for the Independent Doctor
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Myers Briggs Type Prayers
In order to help you remember the types, here is a list originally published by the Birdsong Company of Sunnyvale, CA. This is of course meant as a joke, but there is more than a seed of truth in this! ISTJ Lord, help me relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 11.41.23 PST ISTP Lord, help me consider other people’s feelings, even if most of the are hypersensitive. ESTP Lord, help me take responsibility for my own actions, even though it’s NOT my fault. ESTJ Lord, help me to not try to RUN everything. But, if you need help, just ask me. ISFJ Lord, help me to be … [Read more...] about Myers Briggs Type Prayers
Hiring and Personality Styles
Hiring the right person for the job is a crucial upstream factor in having a high functioning team. But how do you know who the right person is? An interview can be deceptive or inconclusive. Also, most doctors do not hire often enough to become skilled at it. Getting lucky sometimes works, but we do not want that to be a primary business strategy! Understanding basic personality styles as outlined originally in the MBTI (Myers/Briggs Type Indicator) test can be a big help in selecting the best applicant for any position you have available. Interestingly, the two individuals who developed … [Read more...] about Hiring and Personality Styles
Delegation and Developmental Levels
Delegation and Developmental Levels Doing a good job of delegation means you have to know your players. A person’s developmental level refers to their basic default map about the ways they deal with information in particular and the world in general. The concept of “meme” is used to avoid implied hierarchies. This work was originally developed by Clare Graves and Don beck, and has ben incorporated into the works of Ken Wilber. The idea of developmental levels can be confusing just by itself. The natural assumption is that a “higher” level is by definition better, but that is not the case. … [Read more...] about Delegation and Developmental Levels