Managing the medical mindshift: Putting an end to the old dogmas on practice management

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it is all about

Dogmas or beliefs are fixed generalised opinions that are considered to be unreservedly correct and are therefore not scrutinised. They help with orientation, but lead astray if they do not correspond with reality, obscure the view of unused opportunities and make work more difficult, since misalignments cannot even be recognised.

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Managing the medical mindshift: “Trust and track” instead of “command and control”

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Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

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The employees are the most important “production factor” of the medical practice as a service provider. They not only play a central role in the medical care of patients, but are also responsible for the atmosphere of care. A decisive part of the quality and efficiency of a medical practice depends on the know-how, the skills and above all the commitment of the staff. However, the management mentality that has prevailed in medical practices up to now does not do justice to this importance.

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Clear, meaningful and sometimes unsparing: the triple bottom line of practice management

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Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

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The Practice Management Business Comparison© analyses the entire management of a medical practice in a 360-degree view and prepares it, among other things, in the form of key performance indicators (KPIs).

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Why GPs and specialists choose to undertake a practice management benchmarking exercise

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While business comparisons usually serve to assess the economic situation of medical practices, a practice management business comparison offers general practitioners and specialists the opportunity to compare the type, intensity and effects of their practice management with the representative conditions of their specialist group and the best practice standard. This concept opens up a multitude of possible applications.

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Managing the medical mindshift: Laying the foundations with ratios

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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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Practice management: Avoiding stress, demotivation and burn-out through best practice alignment

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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.

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Factsheet: Practice management KPI in orthopaedic practice

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With the help of practice management business comparisons, it is not only possible to determine the strengths, weaknesses, threats, opportunities and possibilities for improvement for individual businesses, but also to examine practice management in specialist groups, among other things, in cross-sectional analyses.

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