The Covid-19 pandemic is a powerful reminder that we live in a highly complex and unpredictable world.
We learned in Covid Era, If we want to be a great manager or business owner, we don’t need to try to think like a business person, we should Think like a doctor.
Since In Iran we have 2 kinds of Healthcare services: Public / Private
In Public centers/hospitals that are mostly related to governments or hospitals, the Doctors & staff are employees with fixed salaries that are not related to the number of patients.
Therefore they don’t have serious concerns regarding financial problems in the first months after the pandemic.
However in private clinics/centers, we encounter many challenges, such as financial, supplier resources, retraining the staff, Social distancing for patients, Hygiene, sterility, update social roots for communication,…
As a urology private clinic owner I want to share my experience and how we could survive and save our center in the Covid era.
First of all, we should know about the principles of a successful clinic, in modern life, we should assess the needs of patients and giving trusty modern services to patients.
4 Tips on How to Run a Clinic Efficiently as a Practice Owner
A simple way to save yourself time in your day-to-day operations is to automate as many tasks as possible.
Medical practices need marketing too! There are so many tools online that can help you sell yourself to potential patients
Your team is the foundation of your practice – don’t forget to make sure they’re working under optimal conditions!
Expert teams & knowledge of team was one the successful keys so teaching classes and warm atmosphere is very important.
One of the most important and strategic moves you can make is to have a solid understanding of your general demographic and your business so DNA & corporate identity and making a vision & mission.
Knowing what your patient flow looks like will help you better organize your time.
Do you have a lot of millennial patients? Then you’re likely to find that they want to make appointments after work, whereas for old patients better make appointments in the early afternoon, Understanding this data and how to adjust your preparation for appointments can make a world of difference, and save you valuable time.
One way many clinics find themselves struggling is in their finances. Often times if practice owners are not highly aware of all their expenses, they tend to miss important details that could be detrimental with time. The easiest way to combat this is to stay on top of your expenses.
A great way to keep track of this information is to keep consistent reports of what your finances look like. Typically, a good practice to follow w is doing a practice costs report weekly, a financial metrics report monthly, and a workflow analysis report quarterly.
Based on 4 tips ( EMR& technology, expert staff, facility for staff, facilities for patients, complete services, financial controls) the successful clinic policy is everyday policy and should consider every corner of business every day.
With an unpredictable Covid pandemic, we had a big challenge.
our center DNA, was based on a Smart clinic with the slogan of “ Be Smart, Be healthy “ and we had IT, Marketing, couch, medical team for handling an updated clinic before Covid.
But we did not know our weak points.
Covid thought us a lot and we made a new SOP for each team and staff and also for patients.
We had only one Entrance for patients so exactly after the Covid pandemic we prepared entrance
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented an array of novel and acute challenges, from managing the supply chain for personal protective equipment (PPE) to adjusting workforce capacity to coping with financial loss.
To manage capacity, financial loss, and care redesign, health care organizations have made the critical decision to release or reduce the workforce or to shift many employees to remote work, including clinicians working with telehealth technologies.
Rightsizing and retraining workers is difficult in normal times and is even more difficult when changes need to be implemented expeditiously
These challenges are likely to arise again in any future surprise event. Whether the event is a natural disaster, terrorism, or a pandemic, health care delivery organizations will be challenged to suddenly adjust capacity, redesign care, manage financial loss, and retraining staff.
SO OFFICE POLICY DOES NOT END EVER.
