Navigating Winter Blues as a Provider Owner
By Miranda Dorta
As we find ourselves amid the winter season, many find themselves caught in the aftermath exhausted from the previous month of festivities, family gatherings, and the hustle and bustle. Not to mention, the looming task of crafting New Year’s resolutions to kickstart the “new year, new you” mentality. However, for practice owners and those managing private practices, the winter season can bring about particular challenges that contribute to what is commonly known as the "winter blues."
A Path to Equitable Patient Care
By Tracy Cherpeski
When the healer's hand unknowingly carries the weight of bias, the very essence of medicine is at stake.
Healthcare is a realm where science and compassion ought to be the norm. However, healthcare providers are not immune to the subtle, yet impactful presence of bias. This blogpost will illuminate the hidden facets of implicit bias in medical care and explore potential paths to a more just and equitable patient experience.
Thriving Together: Overcoming Professional Isolation in Physician-Owned Practices
By Tracy Cherpeski
Behind many successful physician-owners lies a silent struggle: a deeply-felt sense of professional isolation.
Physician-owned practices have a profound community impact by fostering personalized patient care, promoting local economic growth, and preserving a sense of familiarity and trust within their community. Unlike a hospital or larger practice where social contact and networking is practically built-in, owning a practice, or any business, can feel quite isolating. As a physician-owner, your team is likely made up of just you, possibly a small handful of other providers, and your clinical support and administrative teams.
Navigating Healthcare Challenges for Post-College Individuals: Insights and Solutions
By Miranda Dorta
Transitioning from college to the professional world brings a range of new responsibilities for young adults, including managing their healthcare. Many individuals encounter difficulties accessing appropriate healthcare services, particularly in finding OB/GYNs, primary care doctors, and affordable care options.
In a perfect world, national healthcare plans would not be dependent upon employment or income; however, in America that is not the case. By sharing the challenges young adults/post-graduates face once stepping out of the cocoon of schooling, we hope to share the importance of affordable and accessible healthcare.
3 Ways to Increase Staff Retention in Your Healthcare Business
By Tracy Cherpeski
“Good help is hard to find.”
“The labor market is terrible.”
“I’m worried we’ll never find good people.”
“This generation doesn’t value hard work.”
I often hear this early-on from my clients.
Why Time Management Doesn't Work, and What You Can Do About It
Time is the one thing all humans have same amount of each day, unlike money, energy and abilities. I’ve yet to have any clients who use their allotted time the exact same way, but what I’ve witnessed over the years is something my happiest clients have in common, and it’s not how they “manage” their time. It’s how they lead their time.