Strukturion of Future Thinking
In view of the shortage of medical assistants, it is even more important than before for GPs and specialists to retain good staff in the practice. But inadequate management drives many staff to resign.
Facts and Figures from the German Health Care System
In order to be able to deal adequately with the changes taking place in their working environment, general practitioners and specialists primarily need a solid practice management foundation. A simple system of ratios ensures solidity.
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Doctors of the upcoming generation of physicians have a general idea of their work in general practitioner and specialist care that differs significantly from that of their established colleagues. For example, they are proactively looking for new ways to retain and attract patients. One starting point here is to focus on the topic of “patient service”.
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Facts and Figures from the German Health Care System
Practice comparisons show that in the personal cause analysis for permanent stress for general practitioners and specialists, external influences in the form of bureaucratisation, health policy regulations or increased patient demands are primarily responsible. However, a precise analysis of the management of the practice shows that this is where the real cause lies.
Facts and Figures from the German Health Care System
Laboratory values are an essential basis for medical patient care. But professional practice management is also inconceivable without their business counterpart, the key performance indicators.
Facts and Figures from the German Health Care System
With the help of the benchmarking technique, it is possible to determine how urgent improvements are for practice management in GP practices and where the starting points for this are.
Facts and Figures from the German Health Care System
Few practising doctors are familiar with developing strategies for their practice operations. Yet four simple questions and their answers are sufficient for this purpose.
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Facts and Figures from the German Health Care System
Patients’ perceptions of medical practices and their services have changed considerably in recent years. In this context, the criteria by which quality is assessed have also changed considerably or have been supplemented by new ones. One such criterion from the “Top 10” is to be taken seriously by the treating doctors.
Facts and Figures from the German Health Care System
In view of the shortage of medical assistants, the demand is growing louder to explore and quickly implement all possibilities to increase the attractiveness and appreciation of the profession of medical assistants in the public, since this group of people is one of the supporting pillars of the health system. However, one essential aspect is left out of this justified demand: appreciation by employers.
Facts and Figures from the German Health Care System
Practice management indicators, the Key Performance Indicators (KPI), are needed to condense the complexity of practice management in medical care centres (MCC), to make the circumstances and interactions of the areas of action manageable, to diagnose the performance status, to identify unused performance reserves and to control the management in a targeted manner.
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