Tag: Medical practice

Outpatient medicine: Why practice owners wait years to remove work pressure

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

A large proportion of GPs and specialists and their medical assistants complain about the daily work pressure as well as stress and demotivation that result from this. But on average it takes three years before concrete activities are started to put an end to the “suffering”. Half an hour of medical working time would be enough.

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Toxic Mindsets in Outpatient Medicine: „If I don’t say anything, everything is ok!”

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What it’s all about

Only about 10% (!!!) of doctors and dentists give their staff professional feedback on their performance. At the same time, however, most staff want exactly this reflection of their work.

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Mastering the medical mindshift: the problem child of organizational quality

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The functionality of the practice organization significantly determines the possibilities of individual patient care, the economic success of the practice and the working conditions of the entire practice team. The results of the IFABS Business Comparison Tracker© for general practice, specialist and dental practice management show that organizational deficits exist in medical practices on a broad level.

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Business intelligence in GP and specialist practices: Every practice owner needs to know these five figures on practice management

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

Business intelligence (BI) in a medical practice is an approach to collecting, analyzing and monitoring data to make informed decisions for practice management and patient care. The goal is to gain a better understanding of practice operations and performance to improve the bottom line and optimise patient service. Five indicators GPs and specialists use in particular.

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Mindset bugs in GP and specialist practices: “For patient surveys, the school grading scale is best.”

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What it’s about

The results from patient surveys in GP and specialist practices often lead to wrong reactions on the part of the practice teams. Two reasons are responsible for this.

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

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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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Toxic mindsets: “Doctors who digitize their work are techies and tinkerers.”

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What it’s all about

For most doctors in private practice, it is clear: colleagues who are already involved with digitisation – i.e. the possibilities outside the TI specifications – are technology freaks and tinkerers. But the reality is different: they are “normal” physicians, but with foresight, innovative spirit and entrepreneurial qualities.

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