Decision Points in DPC: Are We Helping or Hurting?
One of the things I get to discuss with docs frequently is the impact that their decisions made every day in the course of practice have on their health, prosperity, and yes even their lifespan and career longevity.
Even though DPC has far less BS than traditional models, success still requires diligence and systems to make it fun, profitable, and for most of us, life-sustaining. Somehow though as in any organization, “stuff” can creep in.
I often argue quite frankly that so much of this “stuff” we let into our lives and practices is unnecessary. But that of course is another story entirely.
There is however one simple thing you can do that will greatly reduce the BS in practice and impact next year and your entire future in a very positive way.
The best way to do this is to start to treat practice more like the business it really is. Every day, learn more and more CEO skills.
Learn what the greats in business and practice do year after year.
And the most important piece is learning to make decisions.
Too many business and yes-private practice owners do not take this seriously enough. They sometimes delegate things to managers and even support staff that they should be handling themselves.
Most especially, this includes things like which patients to accept or not, companies to work with, staff additions, and more.
Jack Welch is famous for stating that every year we need to cut out the bottom 15% of our business. That means of course in practice systems, perhaps staffing, and even some non-compliant patients.
I respectfully submit to you today that making these sometimes-difficult decisions first will have the biggest impact on the next year in practice and hopefully the rest of your life!
What’s your biggest practice hang-up? Let me know and let’s start a conversation!
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