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Outpatient care of the future: Not without business knowledge

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

Physicians in private practice have a distant or even negative attitude towards the term “business administration”. Above all, ignorance and prejudices are responsible for this. But this attitude means that important tools that can improve patient care, ensure the flexibility needed for transformation in the medium term, and secure practice success in the long term are not being used. But this situation is about to change.

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Strategic management for primary care physicians and specialists: Not more, but more efficient and productive work

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The results of the IFABS Betriebsvergleich-Tracker© for GP and specialist practice management show that deficits exist in almost every medical practice, the elimination of which could significantly improve the entrepreneurial scope of action and the financial result.

If one examines the profit before and one year after a practice management comparison© consistently implemented in the results, increases of up to 25% are found.

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Progressive practice management with key figures: What does a key performance indicator (KPI) of 41% say about organizational quality?

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The benchmarking function of the Practice Management Comparison© makes it possible to scale the qualitative descriptions of the work of a medical practice and to compare them with objective representative metrics. In this way, it is possible not only to record the type and intensity of the regulations used to manage the practice, but also their effects, so that a 360-degree view of the practice’s work is created. Key performance indicators (KPIs) can be derived from the comparison. An application example for the action area “Organization” illustrates the potential of this advanced technique.

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The future of outpatient care: Doctors must come to terms with the popularization of medicine

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

General practitioners and specialists are still unfamiliar with the Internet knowledge of their patients on health issues, but this must change in the future in order to communicate in a targeted manner.

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Trends in outpatient medicine: Patients still want more intensive physician medication information

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The IFABS Business Comparison Tracker© for general practitioner, specialist and dental practice management also records, among other things, the effects that practice owners achieve with their patient discussions on the impact side of practice management. For many physicians, the results determined here often lead to an almost shocking experience, as they have to recognize how inadequately their consultations are sometimes received by patients.

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Medical practice of the future: Clear scope for effectiveness and efficiency in practice management

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The terms “effectiveness” and “efficiency” are among the almost unethical taboo topics for many established general practitioners and specialists. The young generation of doctors sees things quite differently and has no fear of being touched here, as they operate with a different mindset and have recognised the central importance of the two working principles for their practice management.

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Hidden stumbling blocks of GP and specialist practice management: Misinterpretations in patient surveys

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The results of patient surveys in GP and specialist practices often lead to wrong reactions on the part of the practice teams, because incorrect results lead to wrong conclusions.

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Mastering the medical mindshift: Professionalism in leadership doesn’t cost time

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

Practice management business comparisons and work analyses show that “leadership-active” practice owners save an average of twenty days per year in managing their staff compared to their “leadership-passive” colleagues.

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