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HR isn’t your main focus. Treating patients and processing insurance at your dental, optometry, or veterinary practice are your daily targets. “We’ve got the HR basics covered. What more do
What do you do when the receptionist in your optometry practice or your dental assistant forgets to clock out for lunch — or at the end of the day?
It’s another day at your California-based clinic, and your HR manager asks if you’re aware of the latest COVID-related mandate. They also want to know how you plan to address
Rolling doubles in a game of Backgammon is a good thing. Double damages for violating wage laws and shorting your team members of money they’ve earned? Definitely not a good
Just as it started to look like every business was hanging up their masks, you were probably wondering if you should be following suit! Unfortunately, it’s not that simple for
Timekeeping is the sort of task that dentists, opticians, and veterinary employees find maddening. It’s a digital world! Drones are delivering packages, cars are driving themselves, and smart home appliances
HR professionals spend around 86% of their workweek on administration, making human resources as painful as a root canal. With fabulous features like time clocks, e-signatures, and one-click payroll, these
Running your dental practice is a full-time job, and human resources tasks only add to the overwhelming workload. Automating some of these functions with advanced HR tools in a human
Your dental patients depend on your team to stay safe, but safety doesn’t happen by accident. Your leadership style has a direct connection to the quality of patient care your
In a busy dental practice, you put your patients first. Time-consuming tasks that don’t contribute to patient care are low priority. Often, HR audits fall into that category. After all,
You wouldn’t ever operate as a doctor or dentist without malpractice insurance, but countless dental practices — especially smaller private practices — operate without a dedicated human resources team. It’s
Background checks are a must in dentistry. It’s just too dangerous to skip them, because you are responsible for the care they provide to your patients.
UPDATED 11/9/22 In a dental practice, you have different agreements with your employees. You hire many at will, such as your front office staff.
In 2014 alone, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor found that more than $79 million in back wages was owed to more than 109,000 workers across
Be honest. What’s your leadership style? Do you coach? Support? Delegate? Direct? Or a combination of all four? Whatever your style, it’s critical that you implement leadership on healthcare employees
HR has always been exceptionally challenging for healthcare practices. Balancing patients’ needs with the needs of your team makes it far too easy to run afoul of federal, state, and
We all have our stress triggers during the workday — demanding patients, multitasking, that towering stack of medical bill receipts, the phone call you don’t have time to return, or
UPDATED 05/04/2023 If you have a medical practice, you must understand employment discrimination laws and how they apply to your office. This knowledge can provide legal protection.
Even in the best of times, managing stress in your dental practice is a serious issue. This makes sense: After all, you’re tasked with helping people keep their teeth and
Employment offer letters can bring great professionals into healthcare settings. If you’re not careful, though, you could inadvertently create an employment contract.
