You may not have taken a Management 101 course in school, but that doesn’t mean you won’t have to know and apply many of the basic principles of superior supervision.

We’ve amassed three of the most critical management tips that you can use right now to:

a) gain more control of your team;

b) feel less stressed when it comes to achieving goals; and

c) make your office a better place to work.

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Telecommuting, also known as working from home or from a virtual office, is an attractive prospect to many practice managers. Avoiding a lengthy and irritating commute is a top motivator for practice managers who work in large, crowded cities with heavy rush-hour traffic. And working from home often raises productivity by offering blocks of uninterrupted time for completing projects. This series of articles will explore the concept of telecommuting for practice managers.

Practice managers who take advantage of the option to work virtually, whether part-time or full-time, often wonder how they will stay in the loop at work when they are physically out of the office. Managing employees, participating in meetings, and staying informed about issues and changes is a greater challenge when you spend some or all of your workdays in your home office.

The most radical transformation of the healthcare system is about to take place, and most practice managers are not ready for it. Yes, most are feeling the pinch of declining revenues in their practice, but few have any idea what is about to hit them. …its called “consolidation”, “vertical integration”, “accountable health organization” and numerous other newly minted names. What it means for practice managers is fewer jobs!

“It has put life back into our practice. I used to dread coming into the office. Now, I feel totally re-energized.”  Such were the words of  a Scottsdale, Arizona physician when talking about integrating cash and ancillary income strategies into his practice.

Working from a home office has many advantages, one of which may be tax deductions.  However, tax law just is as specific on this topic as on others, so you’ll need to keep a few things in mind.  This information isn’t meant to take the place of an experienced tax professional, but it can help by giving you basic information and an idea of what records you’ll need to keep.

Auditing your medical practice will help you determine whether or not your practice’s resources are being allocated to the programs and services that will result in the best return on investment, as well as measure the outcomes of both existing and new initiatives.  However, while you engage in those efforts, your practice still needs to comply with the numerous and ever-changing regulatory and legal requirements that govern healthcare.  This is the subject matter for this article in the Auditing Your Practice series on compliance solutions.