Following ADA Rules

Are you following all the rules from the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act in your medical office space? If you're not sure you should take a look at this article by Daniel Casciato from Medical Office Today, "Are You Violating ADA Requirements?" that covers some of the rules that you may not be following correctly. One such rule is making sure the door into the waiting area is wide enough for a wheelchair to fit through (min. 32 inches). To see some of the other rules you must be following, take a look at the link above. ​​

Pay The People

The men and women that work in you medical practice are the reason you're up and running today. Without their help it would be incredibly difficult to run your practice. So that's why it's imperative you're paying them the right amount of money. According to an article by Daniel Casciato from Medical Office Today, "Are Your Employees Compensated Correctly?" you cannot pay exempt employees for overtime work. If your curious to learn more about paying your employees, click here.

Are You The Best You Could Be?

Are you doing everything you can to be the best medical practice you can for your patients? An article from Medical Office Today, "Is Your Practice Outstanding?" by Carrie Rossenfeld talks about ten things that make medical practices amazing. One of the ten things includes the ethics in your office? How would you rate your office in terms of your ethics? To see what else makes an amazing medical practice, click here.

How Much Are You Worth?

Whether or not you are looking into selling your medical office space it's important to know how much it is worth. The article, "Determining the Value of Your Practice," by Daniel Casciato from Medical Office Today talks about why it's important to know how much your practice is worth and the different aspects that go into how much it may be worth. If you are looking into a valuation this article also has some information that can help you with potential questions that may come up during a valuation. To read the full article, click here.

Keep An Attorney Close

Whether you like attorney's or not, they may come in hand when it comes to your medical office space. An article from Medical Office Today by Carrie Rossenfeld, "When Do You Need a Real Estate Attorney?" ​​discusses times when it's important for your practice to have an attorney. The article mentions one of the times it's important to have an attorney is when you are looking into possibly buying or building your own medical space. To learn more about why hiring an attorney may be a smart decision, click here.

Keep Up The Good Work

An article from amednews.com by Victoria Stagg Elliott, "Office-based doctors support 4 million jobs," talks about how important doctors that work in offices are in terms of jobs and money. The article is full of fascinating stats about how much money and jobs these offices bring in. One stat that really jumped out was that since 2010 there are now over 450,00 more jobs in doctors offices. To read the entire article, click here.

Be There For Your Patients

We know how busy physicians are during their work day, but as a patient we want the most personal care we can get. An article from MedicalOfficeToday.com, "Supporting Your Patients Outside Your Office," talks about how physicians can help their patients even when they can't meet with them one on one. One example the article mentions is from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Their patients that have surgery must go through pre and post activities that are used to help with their success. To learn more, click here.