As a practice owner, you have a whole new year ahead of you and instituting positive, correct changes right NOW will make it a BETTER year. It is like a blank slate. You can write anything on it you want to. Or you can do the same old, same old and have the same result […]
Canadian Naturopaths are well?schooled to carry out the technical aspects of their practices. It’s taking care of business that seems the higher hurdle. With competition elbowing in and patients demanding ever more value for less money, it’s tough to stay on top and keep a practice growing. Taking care of business and being a good Naturopath can put you on a relentless treadmill that takes the fun out of working. You might wonder why you didn’t take a business degree after your ND degree.
Running a practice, whether as the Owner or the Office Manager has a lot of trials and tribulations. You may find yourself doubting yourself (are you sure you’re are making the right decision), hating how you managed a certain situation (and you make a resolve never to try that again), wish that you weren’t put
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You have probably read articles (and perhaps with some disbelief) that what is happening to you here and now has something to do with your own thoughts and decisions. Have you ever had a thought or made a decision (alone or with someone else) and had it come true, exactly as you wanted? Wouldn’t it
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To continue where we left off on the previous article two days ago (Part 1 of 2): Who is responsible for how much you get paid? The answer is that every single member of the practice helps to generate their own pay and bonuses in a practice. To have a successful practice there must be
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Staff Pay Issues This is a very touchy topic that is filled with many conflicting opinions and ideas, and in many cases, it is a matter of a lack of communication, agreements and understanding on both “sides” that causes the difficulties. On the one hand, staffs often want more pay and feel they should get
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Do you ever work long days and go home too exhausted to really be much of a family member? You stumble in after everyone has had dinner already or maybe it’s up to you to make the late dinner. You get through that and then the couch and the TV beckon you to come and
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Ever have a sneaking feeling that your practice could be doing better? Ever experienced just a little over-the-top stress from time to time? Feel your staff are not on the same page as you sometimes (and they probably feel likewise that you are not on their page either)? Wish your patients or clients would go
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While owning or working in a healthcare practice is a big responsibility because you are dealing with patients’ health issues, it does not have to be boring or dull. Keeping it fun and lively for both the staff and the patients or clients is a win-win proposition. At our office we have had various games
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You are inside a box of knowledge. This is what you already know and feel certain about and are mostly comfortable with knowing. This can relate to many areas of your life including your practice and your position within it. How the heck are you ever going to grow your knowledge if you don’t look
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When renovating an office, a hammer can be a very valuable tool for banging nails into place and effecting a positive change in the physical appearance of the practice. However, trying to hammer administrative changes into the office staff may not be nearly as effective! Not everyone is a fan of change For some staff
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Once upon a time, many years ago, $1 Million Dollars was considered enough money to have socked away by age 65 so that one could retire comfortably. This usually included the value of your house and what you might sell your practice for and the RRSPs you had salted away (and maybe selling a kid
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