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Welcome to the Staffing and Employee
Relations Resource Center
All Care Consultants is the perfect silent partner for doctors of chiropractic when it comes to staffing, employee relations and practice success. All Care Consultants offers expert advice on how to hire and fire the right employee, what to look for in an associate, CA placement and training, and exit strategies. Through their Physicians Choice Concierge service, All Care can match pre-screened vendors and their products/services to a particular practices needs. Doctors do not have to search to find the best company to provide products and services to their practice – all Care has done all that work already. (Eg: doctor feels they need a new software system – All Care will do a free practice analysis and then recommend a vendor to the doctor). Physicians Choice Concierge enables a doctor to add new revenue streams to their practice by add new products and services at little or no charge. All Care Consultants offers free career counseling services
Staffing and Employee Relations News

Poll: Majority of US companies worried about employee stree levels in current economy

11/12/2008

Employers beginning to take notice of heightened employee stress levels....

Employer briefing on "Super-Bug" staph infections in the healthcare workplace

11/3/2008

Conference discussing the risks and prevention of MRSA infections in the workplace....

Help for small businesses in a tightening credit market

10/14/2008

Small business can turn to Factoring companies to get loans based on their invoices...

Interviewing Tip of the Month
If your practice profits seem to be slipping and your PVA is on the decline, maybe you should consider adding some services or products to your practice. Many times a new product may actually improve your patient outcomes and increase your patient referrals – happy patients tell their friends and relatives! And, you don’t have to be a salesman to make extra profits. Take for instance exercise bands and balls. Most patients need to improve posture and core strength. Review your current patient list and select 10 patients you think are candidates for additional active care regime. Introduce fitness balls or bands at their next treatment and recommend take home exercise plans and the right size fitness ball for them to purchase.


Staffing Tip of the Month
Consider using an outside source for your full-time, part-time, vacation coverage ,finding a new associate or CA training. An outside service, may in the long run, save you valuable time and money. Be sure to select a fully licensed staffing firm. Be sure to have a specific budget allocated and work with a company that can operate within your budget. Ask is the firm offers background checks and credentialing checks, even for a short term placement. Try to plan at least one month in advance for vacation coverage, but see if the staffing form offers emergency coverage services.
Recruiting Tip of the Month
Temp to Perm Placement:

How many times have you spent countless hours reading resumes, interviewing, and doing reference checks, only to him a new staff member that you must let go within the month and have to start all over. Consider a temp to perm placement. This gives you and your staff the opportunity to get to know each other, work out personality conflicts and save valuable time and money.


Revenue Enhancement Tip of the Month
If your practice profits seem to be slipping and your PVA is on the decline, maybe you should consider adding some services or products to your practice. Many times a new product may actually improve your patient outcomes and increase your patient referrals – happy patients tell their friends and relatives! And, you don’t have to be a salesman to make extra profits. Take for instance exercise bands and balls. Most patients need to improve posture and core strength. Review your current patient list and select 10 patients you think are candidates for additional active care regime. Introduce fitness balls or bands at their next treatment and recommend take home exercise plans and the right size fitness ball for them to purchase.


Staffing and Employee Relations Articles  

Hidden bias in online job ads?

11/18/2008

Just posting job openings online could discriminate against minorities....

Workers may find themselves thrown under the bus in economic downturn

11/17/2008

Scapegoating in the workplace increases during rough economic times and should be avoided....

When staff cuts are neccesary

11/14/2008

When you have to cut back on employees do it ethically and legally....

What your competitors are doing: 401(k) plans

11/13/2008

More companies are instituting 401(k) programs to improve results recruiting and retaining employees....

7 things that should never appear in a employee handbook

11/12/2008

Having these 7 things show up in your practices employee handbook is a bad idea....

"Subjective process" showed signs of bias

11/5/2008

Interviewing and selecting a new employee now means jumping through seveal legal hoops....



   
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