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		<title>The High Cost of Not Screening Potential Employees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You would be naive to think that all everyone is honest when they fill out a job application, especially when it asks if the applicant has been convicted of a felony.  They may think that they will not be hired if they answer truthfully.  Employers should perform a criminal background check on applicants to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/the-high-cost-of-not-screening-potential-employees/</link>
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		<title>How to Measure Success as a Telecommuting Practice Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a telecommuting practice manager, you are responsible for ensuring that working virtually fits your office environment.  A complete review should be conducted after 90 days of telecommuting.  If problems aren&#8217;t promptly corrected, productivity will wane, morale will suffer, and most importantly, your physicians/owners will be disillusioned and upset.  With that in mind, here are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/how-to-measure-success-as-a-telecommuting-practice-manager/</link>
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		<title>Should Your Practice Invest in an Automated Appointment Reminder System?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Patients who are no-shows for their doctors&#8217; appointments cause efficiency problems and irritation for many practice managers, as well as increase expenses for the practice.  No-show fees can be a deterrent, but they don&#8217;t guarantee compliance with scheduled appointments.  Many practices either have receptionists call patients with appointment reminders, take their chances and deal with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/should-your-practice-invest-in-an-automated-appointment-reminder-system/</link>
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		<title>How to Stay in the Loop as a Telecommuting Practice Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Practice managers who take advantage of the option to work virtually, whether part-time or full-time, often wonder how they will stay in the loop at work when they are physically out of the office. Managing employees, participating in meetings, and staying informed about issues and changes is a greater challenge when you spend some or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/how-to-stay-in-the-loop-as-a-telecommuting-practice-manager/</link>
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		<title>Telecommuting Practice Managers: Key Tools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve received permission to telecommute in your position as practice manager, either part-time or full-time, on a trial basis or permanently, you&#8217;ll want to make the right impression so the owner/physician who gave consent will feel good about the decision.  Whether you continue telecommuting long-term or not, it&#8217;s important for your supervisors to have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/telecommuting-practice-managers-key-tools/</link>
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		<title>How to Propose Telecommunicating to Your Owner/Physician</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve investigated the option of telecommuting your practice manager position and think it might work, you&#8217;re probably at least somewhat apprehensive about the next step – proposing the idea to the owners/physicians at your workplace.  The first and most important rule is to be thoroughly prepared.  This article, the second in our series on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/how-to-propose-telecommunicating-to-your-ownerphysician/</link>
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		<title>Is Telecommuting an Option for My Practice?  A Guide for Practice Managers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Telecommuting, also known as working from home or from a virtual office, is an attractive prospect to many practice managers. Avoiding a lengthy and irritating commute is a top motivator for practice managers who work in large, crowded cities with heavy rush-hour traffic. And working from home often raises productivity by offering blocks of uninterrupted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/is-telecommuting-an-option-for-my-practice-a-guide-for-practice-managers/</link>
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		<title>8 Tips for Keeping Your Staff Happy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A happy staff makes for happy patients, and happy patients means more business. You will also find that employees are more productive, and you will be more likely to retain them, which will save you the time and cost of training new workers. Putting a little more time and effort into keeping everyone happy is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/8-tips-for-keeping-your-staff-happy/</link>
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		<title>With Facial Recognition Software and Windows 8, Your Practice Can be as Secure as a Las Vegas Casino</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Physicians&#8217; offices are hotbeds of patient information – not just medical records, but insurance and other financial data – that must be kept secure.  The amount of data is increasing, and so are incidences of information pilfering, identity theft, and fraud.  At the same time that the amount of recorded data is going up, medical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/with-facial-recognition-software-and-windows-8-your-practice-can-be-as-secure-as-a-las-vegas-casino/</link>
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		<title>House Holds SGR Fix Hostage to Jobs Bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By AuntMinnie.com staff writers June 22, 2010 House Democratic leaders said yesterday they will not vote on the Senate&#8217;s six-month fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula until the Senate passes jobs legislation, according to the Congressional Quarterly. The Senate passed its latest version of an SGR fix, S 3962, on June 18. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.practicemanagerlife.com/house-holds-sgr-fix-hostage-to-jobs-bill/</link>
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