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Practice tip of the week: Be an on-time physician

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This April 2024 article by Neil Baum, MD , on being an on-time physician gives this tip: Instruct new patients to arrive 20-30 minutes before their appointment to fill out paperwork or complete the paperwork online if your website provides the forms for patient demographics and a health care questionnaire.

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Lead, follow or get out of the way

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Focus on providing optimum patient care and financial success will follow Rules are made for a reason and should be followed. Focus on providing optimum patient care, and the financial success will follow. Did they have to wait long to obtain an appointment? or less) on an appointment card. What is it that they see?

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Bathrooms “R” Us

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All the staff agreed that it was not a representation of the care we provide our patients. When the doctor is late for the clinic, and patients are waiting for more than 30 minutes, it is helpful to have a staff member enter the reception area (not the waiting room) and provide patients with an estimated arrival time for the doctor.