When you think about your practice, it’s pretty easy to identify what pains you. For many doctors, these are the concerns that keep you up at night and take the fun out of what you do. Maybe it’s running behind in your daily schedule, overspending in certain areas, or even sloppy charting on the part of your clinical team. These pains crop up day in and day out and maybe, due to lack of time or resources, feel impossible to cure by yourself. Rest assured, you are not alone, every practice has pain. What will set you apart from your competition, and get you back to doing what you love, is your ability to properly diagnose and cure what hurts.
The key to addressing your practice pain is recognizing that most of what hurts can be addressed through a systems-based cure. By eliminating self-blame and avoiding the “blame game” with members of your team, you can take a closer look at what is really going wrong. Be objective. Set aside your emotions and clearly state what’s not working and why. More often times than not it is a lack of or failure of a system within your practice that is causing the pain.
Once you can identify the missing or broken system, the healing can begin. Remember, as the doctor you do not bear sole responsibility for solving all the practice pains that ail you. Chances are you have one or more Florence Nightingales on your team who can step in to help you pinpoint the pain and develop your system based cures.
Need help diagnosing and curing your practice pains? Smart Practice Consulting specializes in system-based systems and practice development. Contact us and let us help you on the road to recovery. We are excited to work with you!
