As with any small business, it is important to keep track of whether your clinic is moving in the right direction. Ideally, the owner of a clinic should be able to estimate on a monthly business whether the clinic is making or losing money and, especially if it is losing money, how much. In this…
In this post, we first discuss the importance of a strategy for clinic performance analysis & then propose 6 metrics with particular relevance for sport injury treatment clinics. The Importance Of A Strategy For Sport Injury Clinic Performance Analysis A strategy for clinic performance analysis is of paramount importance for sport injury clinics. It provides…
If you have recently opened a clinic, you will by now have come to appreciate the importance of running it efficiently while providing your clients with outstanding service. A medical practice is a business but at the same time, it provides unique services that affect clients in probably the most personal aspect of their lives. …
Referral marketing can be one of the most effective ways for a business to increase sales and profitability. However, it is also one of the least recognized strategies by small businesses, and physiotherapy, chiropractor and massage clinics are no exception to this rule. In this post, we shall enumerate some of the key advantages of…
Patient compliance is a term that refers to the extent to which a patient correctly follows the medical advice he or she receives from a healthcare professional. It frequently refers to the extent to which the patient will take the medication prescribed but is also applicable to the correct use of medical devices or the…
Each year, thousands of health care professionals take the major step of setting up their own clinic. As with any small business, this is an endeavour fraught with risk. Careful planning and management is required to have a decent shot at success. The owners of these businesses possess expertise in various branches of care such…
Anyone who has been running a healthcare organization for a while will likely be aware that patient flow is one of the critical metrics that will help determine whether your business succeeds or fails. If, on the other hand, you are contemplating starting your own clinic, you should be aware of this metric and how…
Each year, hundreds of aspiring physiotherapy clinic owners make the decision to branch out on their own and set up their own practices. This is a major career step and careful planning is needed at each stage of the process. In this text, we set out 5 suggested groups of action items to follow in…
The arrival of the coronavirus pandemic has introduced a new priority for large and small businesses and non profit organizations around Canada. To keep its employees and customers safe, each business now has to give some thought to how it can introduce a program for the effective use of personal protective equipment (PPE). In this…
Disposable face masks such as the Dynapro ASTM Level 2 mask have been widely used for a long time for protecting health care workers from the possibility of infection by viral or bacterial agents. Their use has become even more widespread since the advent of dangerous and infectious viruses such as SARS, Ebola, HIV and,…