| Your Top Issues in descending order |
| IInsurance – PPOs – Third Party Write-Off Issues |
| Staff Compensation, Morale and Teamwork |
| Getting New Patients |
| The Economy |
| Production Growt and /Business |
| Overhead |
| Government Interference |
| Insurance Participation |
| Delta Premier (“Regular” Delta) |
85% |
| Delta PPO (formerly Delta Preferred) |
30% |
| Delta 216 |
34% |
| HealthPartners PPO |
37% |
| Medica |
34% |
| Premier PPOs |
36% |
| Cigna PPO |
22% |
| Met Life PPO |
21% |
| Other |
17% |
| Have you dropped participation in a PPO in the last 12 months? |
5% |
| Do you plan on leaving a PPO within 12 months? |
9% |
| Have you joined a PPO network in the last 12 months? |
9% |
| Do yu plan on joining a PPO within 12 months? |
3% |
|
| Production |
| So far in 2011 (compared to 2010) is your practice production: |
|
Up |
Down |
Even |
| Metro |
56% |
24% |
20% |
| Outstate |
51% |
28% |
25% |
| Collections |
| So far in 2011 (compared to 2010) are your practice collections: |
|
Up |
Down |
Even |
| Metro |
59%
|
28%
|
13%
|
| Outstate |
45%
|
28%
|
25%
|
| New Patients |
| So far in 2011 (compared to 2010) are your new patients: |
|
Up |
Down |
Even |
| Metro |
41%
|
23%
|
33%
|
| Outstate |
39%
|
27%
|
28%
|
| Crown preps: |
| Do you charge for Crowns at? |
| Prep |
62%
|
Seat
|
38%
|
| Bonuses: |
| Do you have a Staff Bonus or Incentive Plan? |
| Yes |
40%
|
Satisfaction
rating
|
7.6
|
|
| Have you given or plan to give staff raises in 2011? |
|
Very Positively |
Moderately Positively |
Not at All |
Moderately Negatively |
Very Negatively |
| Metro |
1%
|
3%
|
15%
|
68%
|
13%
|
| Outstate |
0%
|
11%
|
23%
|
61%
|
5%
|
|
Doctor, Are You Getting A Raise This Year?
Understandably, your staff people want bigger pay checks every year. But if your expenses have been rising faster than your revenues, you are between a rock and a hard place.
You can attend an endless number of seminars, read countless articles, and still not get action on your bottom line. That is where we can help— because there is no substitute for experienced, hands-on management… and hype is not a substitute for the real results private management consulting can provide for you.
Call Advanced Practice Management today 952-921-3360. It’s time you got that raise!
