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Our final step in performing a performance management cycle concludes with stage 5- Rewarding. Incentives and acknowledgements provide positive reinforcements for achieving performance goals and accomplishing improvements.  For an employee, knowing that their hard work and... Read More

Although October 14, 2014 is almost a year away; it is amazing how many practices and hospitals still do not yet have a plan for conversion from ICD 9 to ICD 10.  Some have likened the conversion no less important or with similar unknowns as 1999 to 2000 conversion. Andy Popple,... Read More

Healthcare practices are under pressure to cut costs, improve delivery, focus on patient satisfaction, comply with regulations, use EHR’s expertly and make money.  Not to mention treat patients on a daily basis in a way that improves their quality of life.  The office staff must... Read More

As Healthcare consultants, Medical Management Services is frequently asked to clean up messes.  It is the number one reason healthcare practices engage our services.  Accounts receivable messes, process messes, EHR messes; you name the mess; we have been called upon to clean it... Read More

Part 3 of this Performance Management Cycle blog series discusses the second stage of the process- Monitoring. Once the Planning stage has been structured and finalized, healthcare managers must turn towards implementation and the monitoring process. Planning outlines the... Read More

In this week’s blog on Performance Management Cycle, step 1 will be discussed- Planning. Health care management personnel and teams must set clear expectations and goals for performance and this occurs during the Planning stage of PMCs. Without clearly outlined goals and... Read More

In this age of uncertainty for healthcare practices, decisions made today for the future of your practice must be made based on facts.  The facts of your practice can be determined by an analysis of data, operational assessment based on best practices and a detailed assessment of... Read More

Throughout economic history, various management tools and business strategies have been created to equip management personnel with resources to develop corporate growth and improve their competitive standing. Several “cycles” have been developed as tools to review and improve on... Read More

With sequestration in full effect, medical practices find themselves caring for the same number of patients as pre-sequestration but making less profit. Medical practices are asking , “What can we do to help mitigate the effects of sequestration?” While there are many... Read More

We now have access to meaningful data, and yet many business offices still do not analyze how the practices they bill for are performing at peak performance……”best in class”. Most practice management systems are built on relational databases.  This means... Read More