By Lynne Curry As the economy takes a new twist, the talk in many work sectors is turning from staffing shortages to coming layoffs. If this is the case for your medical office, here are some things to think about: Consider alternatives Have you considered all the alternatives your company has to layoffs? Could you reduce hours or salaries for a larger number of employees? … [Read more...] about How do we tell our employees we are laying off some of them?
Remote patient monitoring on the rise
Is your medical practice making use of remote patient monitoring? It's an emerging trend, judging by market growth. A press release from Allied Analytics LLP says the remote patient monitoring market was was valued at $1.9 billion in 2021, and is estimated to reach $8.5 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 16.3% from 2022 to 2031. Surge in number of populations, limited … [Read more...] about Remote patient monitoring on the rise
5 ways to help your staff cope with inflation
By Paul Edwards CEO, CEDR Solutions Inflation is on everyone’s minds right now, and understandably so. Most Americans are aware that the purchasing power of a dollar is always decreasing to some degree, but rarely does the rise in the cost of living have such a powerful impact on our daily lives or feature so prominently in the public discourse. As you may already know, … [Read more...] about 5 ways to help your staff cope with inflation
4 ways to use voice technology to save time
The expectations from today’s business professionals continue to increase with an ever-changing modern world. Heaps of documentation and document creation needs add on to often already heavy workloads. Yet, there is limited to no help managing administrative tasks. As a busy office manager, there are always work processes to be improved, time to gain, and more efficient ways to … [Read more...] about 4 ways to use voice technology to save time
Do you make your employees want to stay?
By Lynne Curry Your employees are leaving, because they want better opportunities. What are you giving them? If it’s not better opportunities, you’ll lose them. Here’s what you need to consider: Do you pay your employees what they’re worth? If you can’t afford competitive compensation, do you compensate by giving employees flexibility and autonomy, allowing them to feel … [Read more...] about Do you make your employees want to stay?
How to attract employees in the post-pandemic job market
By Lynne Curry The pandemic has changed employees and what they want out of a job. It's up to employers to recognize these new attitudes toward work and figure out how to attract good staff. See if you relate to the situation described here by a manager in another industry, and if you can use some of the advice. Question: I always thought I was a good manager. Not anymore. … [Read more...] about How to attract employees in the post-pandemic job market
Diversity messages may backfire when companies focus on bottom line benefits
Companies that justify their diversity efforts by saying that a diverse workforce will improve their bottom line risk alienating the diverse employees that they hope to attract, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. That’s because such “business case” justifications for diversity can backfire, by making members of underrepresented … [Read more...] about Diversity messages may backfire when companies focus on bottom line benefits
5 ways to help your team members overcome burnout
The last couple of years have been rough on everyone in the healthcare field, including medical offices. Many suffered burnout early in the pandemic; others held it all together until now when they are quietly falling apart. Chances are someone on your team has had enough of the pressures from work, short staff and short resources, home responsibilities, family, finances, the … [Read more...] about 5 ways to help your team members overcome burnout
How to handle office romance in 2023
By Lynne Curry Three potential hot messes. In company Z, a senior manager considered his workplace a dating pool in which he fished. When he put the moves on a new female employee, the workplace grapevine ignited. In company Y, the head of marketing had serial crushes on one after another of the male management trainees. Because she was attractive and personable, several of … [Read more...] about How to handle office romance in 2023
Love contracts: Help for hot messes
They arrive at work separately. They never touch each other in your presence. Then, as you chair a meeting, you see his gray eyes seek hers out across the conference table. She returns his gaze; her eyes linger. Suddenly you know. The senior manager, despite all the sexual harassment seminars he’s attended, appears romantically intertwined with an accounting clerk. If you’re … [Read more...] about Love contracts: Help for hot messes