Should a physician outsource medical billing services?This is a very difficult decision for any physician and partially boils down to this or her own personal ideology and comfort level. Hospital-based physicians will almost always be better off outsourcing because of the office related expenses that they would not otherwise incur. As the owner of medical billing service you may think I’m naturally biased towards...

“Watchability.” Both my spell checker and an online dictionarytell me that “watchability” is not a real word. However, I willcontinue to use it because, in my opinion, the ability to bewatchable may be the single most important trait a speaker canhave.This summer, I attended the annual convention of the NationalSpeakers Association. I thought that the kickoff speaker wasamazing. However, if you...

You may believe that your company is the only one in the freeworld that’s suffering from poor employee communication andfrustrations at every level; We can assure you that you’redefinitely not alone.But knowing that conflict and communication problems exist inpractically every organization comes with little comfort.Are you getting the best out of your employees? If not then takesteps to improve your organization...

Take a random tween, age 8-12, place them in front of a rotaryphone and observe at the blank stare of bewilderment. Yes, goneare the days of the landline, pushed aside by the next wave oftechnological advancement. Mobile phones are fast displacinglandlines in many homes; accompanying this movement is the factkids regularly use and know how to use these cell phones. Themobility of cell phones means you can be anywhere...

Best Definition of Corporate Culture If you ask 10 people to define organizational culture, you will get 11 different answers! Fortunately, from my consulting and writing on leadership and organizational change, I created my definition of organizational culture: Corporate culture is how every employee knows she or he must act even if no one is watching. Knowing your companys culture proves crucial for multiple reasons,...

The use of VoIP services is really in it’s infancy at thepresent time, and like an infant will grow as time movesforward. While the business community has been on the forefront of theuse of VoIP and broadband phone services, it’s use is catchingon quick with the general public. The drive to cut costs andhave fewer bills to keep up with are just a couple of reasonsthat consumers are beginning to take a serious...

Am I the only one, or does it seem harder and harder to rememberthings?I remember long ago, somehow I made a barely-conscious decisionto purge useless information from my brain. This was probably tomake room for newer, more exciting information, such as the nameof that cute girl over there or the latest interpretation of theSpecial Theory of Relativity.It was a double edged strategy. I was able to process loads ofnew...