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Month’s… WEIRD MEDICAL FACT The tongue is the lone human muscle attached only at one end. This WELCOME ABOARD Has your practice recently added a new physician? Congratulations on a successful recruiting process — but don’t think you can rest easy. The period between your new recruit’s hire and his starting date is critical. You don’t want to be unprepared when your new physician arrives, so use the checklist below, found on a practice management chat room, to ensure everything is lined up. ADMINISTRATION Ì Business Agreement fully executed Ì Drug Screen Complete Ì Moving Arrangements Ì License application Ì Credentials Information Application Ì Hospital Privileges Application Ì Malpractice Insurance Ì Medicare Number Ì DEA License Ì NPI Number Ì Phone Book Listings: Yellow & White Pages Ì Business Cards Ordered Ì Appointment Cards Ordered Ì Stationary Updated & Ordered Ì Office Forms/Letters/Instructions Updated Ì Office/Exam Room Location/Furnishings Reviewed Ì Desk/Office Supplies Ordered Ì W-4, I-9, Folder Ì Handbook Reviewed and Receipt Signed and Returned Ì HIPAA Training Completed and Documented Ì Emergency Phone Contact List Updated MARKETING Ì Announcement Cards Designed, Printed, List Obtained Ì Announcement Placed in Newspapers Ì Announement to Patients Ì Signage Updated Ì Photo Session Scheduled Ì Brochure Updated Ì Website Updated BUSINESS OFFICE/FRONT DESK Ì Voicemail Established Ì Scheduling Templates Developed Ì Evaluate Staffing Needs PROVIDERS Ì Develop Office & Call Schedule CLINICAL Ì Evaluate Staffing Needs Ì Training in Clincal Protocols Ì Training in Billing Procedures MOST REVOLTING NEW PRODUCT Burger King’s new Stacker burger busts the scale with as many as 1,000 calories and 68 grams of fat. A diner who orders the four-patty “Stacker Quad” with cheese, large fries, and a large Coke will consume 1,790 calories and 96 fat grams in one ungodly sitting. STAT Healthcare is now the American economy’s top creator of new jobs, and its share of overall jobs in the economy continues to grow, as reported on Businessweek.com: 11.5% HEALTHCARE SERVICE JOBS AS SHARE OF PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT 11.0% 10.5% 10.0% 9.5% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Quotables: —Richard Codey, acting governor of New Jersey, on why he signed a controversial law requiring HIV tests for pregnant women, in The New York Times “For newborns, early detection can be the ultimate lifesaving measure.” “(Students shouldn’t) have to make a choice between their birth control and their cell phone bill or their birth control and their gym membership ” —A student at the University of New Mexico, during protests of federal budget cutbacks that would raise the price of subsidized contraception at student health services WWW.PHYSICIANSPRACTICE.COM FEBRUARY 2008 | PHYSICIANS PRACTICE | 19 http://Businessweek.com http://WWW.PHYSICIANSPRACTICE.COM

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Physicians Practice - February 2008 Contents The Bigger Picture: Your Future is in Your Hands Letters Physicians Practice Pearls: Creating an A+ Practice Noteworthy Cover Story: Conquering Time: 5 Keys to a More Efficient Practice In Balance: A Family Affair Technology: Making EMRs Work in the Exam Room In Practice: "I've Got Some Bad News" The Tech Doctor - The EMR: Savior or Poseur? Ask the Experts NEW! Healthonomics: How to Handle Health Savings Accounts The Administrator's Desk: Finishing School for New Managers Human Resources: Is Your Partner Impaired The Great Practice Makeover: Too Well-Liked for His Own Good? Coding Idealab: 'Why I Blog' Classifieds Advertiser Index

Physicians Practice - February 2008

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