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Frank

Dec 08 2016
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The New Generation Versus Traditional Medical Advertising

By | Medical Advancements, Office Marketing and Advice, Patient Communication

The new generation is unlike any previous generation when it comes to medical advertising. Today’s youth have access to more information, more options and more people than you can imagine. Simple decisions about purchasing clothing or foods have grown more complex as the new generation embraces the digital age, reflecting one of the medical trends identified in another blog post. Your online presence and ability to offer online patient registration forms will come under the scrutiny of an eco-conscious, more-aware…

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Nov 17 2016
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Patient Registration Form – Electronic VS PDF

By | Electronic Patient Forms, Medical Advancements

More dental and medical offices are starting to realize the benefits of electronic patient registration forms outweigh the problems inherent in using paper-based forms and traditional PDFs. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that up to 78.4 percent of office-based physicians, including dentists, use electronic health records and patient registration form. While government requirements for the use of electronic forms evolve, your practice needs to consider implementing an electronic system to further patient satisfaction and…

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Sep 19 2016
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Protecting Your Patients’ Info Online: What HIPAA Mandates.

By | HIPAA

Asking patients to fill out online patient forms, including patient registration forms and intake forms, may not seem like a big deal. In reality, any form of online health information, even information that may seem insignificant, falls under the guidelines and requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule. As a result, you need to understand what the rule actually says and its implications or consequences for violating it.

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Sep 01 2016
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Streamlining Patient Registration Will Enhance Your Patient Care Practices

By | Electronic Patient Forms, Reducing Office Stress

Your practice is your livelihood, but how quickly you see patients can be a critical factor in its success or failure. Similar to other businesses, in a private medical practice you could be faced with a feast-or-famine situation, and rather than trying to market your practice to new patients, you need to focus on creating the most holistic and productive environment possible for your patients and staff members. In other words, you need to streamline all of your practice’s activities,…

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Aug 08 2016
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Your Practice Is Your Business: You Need to Treat it Like One!

By | Office Marketing and Advice, Reducing Office Stress

You might be inclined to feel your dental practice will succeed on its own, but the world of dentistry is changing. As explained in a recent report by the American Dental Association, those born after 1965 will have reduced needs for restorative dental care and a lower incidence of dental disease. In fact, the need for restorative dental care is only expected to continually decline in the future. Most importantly, those in this age group are looking for the most cost-effective…

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Aug 01 2016
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A Quick “To-Do” List for Office Managers in Scheduling Patients Correctly.

By | Patient Communication, Scheduling Tips

As the office manager, it can be difficult to manage the scheduling of appointments in your dental practice. Your staff members are working together to schedule appointments, and you have to address any complaints that may arise from unsatisfied or angry patients. However, you can help organize appointments and optimize the patient scheduling process by following these six tips for how to schedule patients correctly.

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Jul 19 2016
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Overcoming the Daily Struggles of a Dental Practice

By | Reducing Office Stress

Working in a dental practice sounds like the day is filled with molars, extractions and x-rays. In reality, the daily grind for dentists shows up when patients cancel their appointments, when office staff members have disagreements and when the paper trail for patients’ previous dental records goes cold. These daily struggles for dentists are real, but you can overcome these obstructions by implementing digital tools, conflict resolution skills and electronic patient forms in your office. 

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Jul 12 2016
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Dental Marketing Strategies

By | Office Marketing and Advice

Take a moment to think about how often you see patients come into your practice with their smartphone practically attached to their hands. The internet is literally everywhere, and the days of print marketing have passed. The modern patient needs to know more about your practice than ever before, and if you have not implemented significant online strategies for marketing, your competitors will take your clients. As a result, you need to understand five fundamentals of dental marketing strategies in the…

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