subject: Do You Have What It Takes to be a Practice Manager in the Future Healthcare System? [print this page] Do You Have What It Takes to be a Practice Manager in the Future Healthcare System?
What are the traits a Practice Manager must possess to be effective in the upcoming healthcare system? How will healthcare reform change the job of a Practice Manager? Will there be fewer jobs available for Practice Managers?
This is a very unsettling time for those who manage healthcare practices. Not only are we in a bad economy but, even worse, the healthcare system as a whole is going through massive transformation. Revenues are declining. Overhead is rising. What is a Practice Manager to do?
In one short word.CHANGE!!
This is not business as usual. The rules of the game have changed. Doctors fear for their professional lives. They need help and YOU can be the one to provide it. BUT, you need to change the way you think and the way you operate. Here are a few tips:
Do not resist change If you pine for the good ole' days of healthcare, they are gone.
You must become an agent of change Demonstrate your ability to see the future and bring new ideas to your doctors.
Look at the "Macro" not the "Micro" See what is happening around you at the system level. Talk to other practices about what's working. Look beyond the details of the practice.
Associate with other Practice Managers and doctors who look for opportunities
Stay away from Practice Managers who spend their day complaining
Educate Yourself There are many resources out there talking about the future healthcare system. Stay abreast as trends start to emerge.
Become entrepreneurial Your doctor needs new ideas. You can be the one to give them.
Realize what will make you of value to your practice. Doing the same old thing in a dying practice will only make the inevitable more likely.
During times of significant change, opportunity flourishes for those who see the future. Rise above the daily grind and shed old attitudes that cling to the past. You will be amazed how you will see things you never saw before.
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