One Year of Business is the Best Medicine
As Business is the Best Medicine quietly turned one year old in September 2024, we were too busy to celebrate. Heather was deep in preparation for our second annual education conference, and I was balancing ER shifts while finalizing my lectures. The event was a success, and now that things have settled, I have time to reflect on the past year. It’s been filled with highlights, growth, and more positives than negatives. From starting the blog after years of contemplation to consistently publishing over 100 articles, we’ve made strides in sharing insights and learning along the way.
The Other Side of the Stethoscope
As medical professionals who are also parents, the lines get blurred between clinician and protector. Heather talks about this and lessons she has learned dealing with this in this article.
Talk to Your Doctor About Money
OK I want to get this out of the way at the beginning. This is not a one-way conversation. I’m not suggesting that you tell your doctor how to do his job or discuss all your financial secrets with your doctor. You know how if you have to give a speech in public you should picture the audience naked and then it will seem so ridiculous that you’ll relax and be able to speak more comfortably. Well picture your physician financially naked. We all think of physicians as being quote rich and quote. But many of them went to school until they were in their early to mid 30s and have hundreds of thousands of dollars of student loan debt. Many more of them also make bad financial decisions and buy houses they can’t afford and spend more money than they earn. X percent of people making more than $200,000 a year living month to month.
Talk to Your Patients About Money
Dr. Slater believes its important for healthcare providers to be comfortable with talking to your patients about money. Dive into why he thinks this is important, why it is a challenge, and what our responsibility is as healthcare professionals.
Should APPs Only Staff Fast Track in the ER?
Last month, I wrote about provider satisfaction. In that article, which you can read here, I discussed factors that affect provider satisfaction. Professional development was one extrinsic factor that I wrote about in that article. Soon after publication, I received an email from Doximity surveying professional development satisfaction, specifically among ER PAs. To my surprise, […]
Medical Entrepreneur Interview Series – Derek M. Guirand, MD
Dr. Derek Guirand shares insights into owning his own Aesthetics and Performance business is Ardmore, PA. Read more to hear his story.
A PA’s Response to “Are you my doctor?”
As a PA, how many times do you get asked if you’re the doctor? Heather dives into this discussion and how she handles the question with her patients.
Million-Dollar COVID Drive-Through: How We Turned a Crisis into Cash
Covid was disastrous to so many businesses and people’s lives. Learn how we turned this crisis into a cash cow business idea.
Provider Satisfaction: Is Enough Ever Enough?
Healthcare faces critical issues like provider burnout and job dissatisfaction. As an urgent care manager, I explore intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting satisfaction and offer strategies to improve the work environment. Join me in making healthcare better for both providers and patients.
Successful Medical Entrepreneur Interview Series – Kevin Salas FNP
Interested in medical entrepreneurship? Read about a successful Family Practice owner, Nurse Practitioner, Kevin Salas.
