Management
In my 36-years in practice I have experienced and gained perspectives from all the different sides of running a practice.
Changes to the Ontario employment law have been passed and for small business owners, this is bad news. The Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis was commissioned by the Keep Ontario Working coalition to measure the potential impacts of six key areas of change in Bill 148, including changes to minimum wages, equal pay provisions, vacation, scheduling, personal emergency leave, and unionization.
For the people of the City of Nanaimo, the spirit of Christmas is a really big deal.
Rising chiropractic association fees, dramatic hikes in minimum wage, and the elevation in inflation are only some of the factors that negatively affect our small business practice.
Chiropractors either dread missed appointments or bury their heads in the sand and ignore them. I believe missed appointments provide us with a great deal of information.
When an employee leaves your clinic do not get too disappointed – they have just given you a chance to do things at a lower cost. When someone gives you two weeks notice, it is the most inexpensive way for you to break ties with that employee.
If you don’t think of your next day in the office as one filled with excitement and extreme importance, then you will likely continue to practice in a mediocre manner.
Health-care facilities can be stressful places for patients and visitors, with depressing waiting rooms, rows of uncomfortable seating, a blaring television. Designers of some medical spaces, however, are remedying the situation.
Patient flow determines practice sustainability, but new patient referrals drive practice growth. There are essentially two reasons patients refer you to new patients: Patients like you, and patients love your product. These reasons are outlined in the NY Times bestselling book Word of Mouth Marketing - How Smart Companies Get People Talking by Andy Sernovitz.
Q: What is the most effective way to achieve balance between patient care and financial health?
Employees have the ability to attract new patients, develop new products and services, and become your greatest salespeople. Alternatively, they can also drive away patients, negatively impact service and product quality, and totally ruin your business. That's why hiring the right person is so important.
As chiropractic health professionals we are very educated and we know how to differentiate things like a sacroiliac dysfunction from a disc injury – but very few of us know how to differentiate a con from a contractor.
Properly negotiating your commercial lease renewal is an important consideration for chiropractic tenants. With effective negotiation, you can sign for a more appropriate lease term, receive valuable tenant inducements (paid by the landlord) and decrease your monthly rent paid to the landlord. Here are a few tips.
How do I buy an existing practice, how much should I pay, and what should I be aware of? These are questions I’ve received most from chiropractors and chiropractic students recently
If results of a recent national survey are any indication, things may be looking up for chiropractors in Canada.
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