Quality of practice management: A diffusely used term clearly defined

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it is about

In professional publications, seminars and events, the quality of practice management is often mentioned. However, it turns out that it is mostly used as a phrase and lacks a substantive underpinning. Yet the definition is quite simple and pragmatic.

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Use Case aus einem MVZ-Betriebsvergleich: Die negativen Konsequenzen unzureichender Mitarbeiter-Führung

Worum es geht

Medizinische Versorgungszentren (MVZ) können in allen Aktionsbereichen des Managements gut aufgestellt sein, ist die Personalführung nicht professionell angelegt, funktioniert die Arbeit grundsätzlich nur suboptimal.

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Outpatient medicine: Do general practitioners and specialists need a priority lane concept for privately insured patients?

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What is at stake

Some general practitioners and specialists are convinced that it is not necessary to differentiate between patients with health insurance and those with private health insurance within the scope of the practice management services, even if the quality of medical care is the same. Another part works with priority lane approaches, even if medical professional organisations dispute this fact. How do the results compare?

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Haus- und fachärztliches Praxismanagement: Mit Key Performance Indikatoren (KPI) die Teamwork-Qualität steuern

Worum es geht

Ärzte, der ihr Praxismanagement verbessern, entwickeln oder neu ausrichten möchten, benötigen hierfür konkrete Ziele als Steuerungsgrundlage. Das Konzept der Key Performance Indikatoren (KPI) stellt das notwendige Instrumentarium zur Verfügung.

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Mindset bugs in outpatient medicine: “We work together as a team!”

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The results of the IFABS Practice Management Tracker© show that for the most part there are no “real” teams working in GP and specialist practices, only groups. As a result, practice owners negligently limit the efficiency and productivity of their operations, reduce the quality of patient care, increase costs and reduce their success. Viewed in aggregate, however, the performance of outpatient medicine as a whole also suffers as a result.

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Visualisierung des Praxismanagements: Fallbeispiel zur Betreuungsqualität während der patient journey

Worum es geht

Für Haus- und Fachärzte ist nicht nur der Einblick wichtig, wie zufrieden die Patienten mit den einzelnen Leistungsmerkmalen ihrer Tätigkeit sind, sondern auch, wie sich die Zufriedenheit während des Leistungs-Prozesses an den einzelnen Orten der Leistungserbringung („Touchpoints“) darstellt. Ein Fallbeispiel.

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Family and specialty practices: Targeted for success. A case study

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The complexity of practice management, with its multiple interdependencies among action areas, makes it difficult for practice owners to determine starting points for change, whether to eliminate perceived deficiencies or to develop the practice. The Opportunity Radar© offers a simple solution.

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