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Dr. J. Patrick "President Pat" Vandersluis is our fearless leader here at HealthRx. He spends much of his time learning about and researching cardiology, bioengineering, medical informatics, and health IT. Someday Pat plans to write a novel that has nothing to do with any of those things. In his little free time, he enjoys Battlestar Galactica, home improvement, How It's Made, and circus peanuts. Say hi to Pat on email or LinkedIn.

Kelly Morgan is our Director of Marketing. She is a health communication researcher, adjunct professor, and a fitness instructor outside of HealthRx. Kelly has also been "fixin' to" finish writing a novel for the last five years, but prefers talking about it to doing it. She also enjoys party stores, ghost stories, fashion mags, The Simpsons, and ginger tea. Holler at Kelly on email, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Facebook, or Twitter.

Patrick Walsh is our COO. He directs operations from our offices in Myrtle Beach (tough duty) and cracks the whip when the rest of us start going down rat holes. Pat is crazy for golf at its highest level (so the Golf Channel is a favorite), American history, classic movies, fast cars (as they go by), and an occasional Rocky Patel and cognac. Send your love to Pat by email .

Eric Morgan is our Director of Advanced Technologies. He specializes in iPad development, but willingly dabbles in less exciting "hacking" as well. In his spare time, Eric brews beer and occupies Micro Center. Eric loves sci-fi, fast cars, Batman, and fancying himself as an Ancient Alien Astronaut Theorist. Transmit geeky messeges to Eric on email or LinkedIn.

Lauren Spengler is our Customer Support Manager.  She spends her time guiding researchers down the easiest path to solving their problems. Lauren has also spearheaded our healthy company fitness initiative! She is a self-proclaimed "funky puppy" who loves bowling, live music, crafting, indoor rock climbing, painting, and being and advocate for women's health. Tell her all your secrets by email.

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6 Ways Your Clinic Could Be More Efficient

Posted on Tue, Nov 29, 2011
  
  
  
  

Every day is a wild ride when you work in a medical clinic. Whether your clinic specializes in occupational medicine, weight loss, general medicine, or any other healthcare domain, you are dealing with multiple moving parts, such as providers, patients, equipment, and facilities.

After talking to many healthcare providers, clinic administrators, and clinical staff over the years, we've collected some of the best ways to make your clinic more efficient and to maintain your sanity: (Image Credit)clinical access management

  1. Track patients from their first arrival through checkout. Knowing exactly what, where, and how long each patient encounter was will allow for better staffing and resource allocation in the future.
  2. Track team scheduling for groups of providers to more easily assess staffing gaps and coverage. Set schedules work in theory, but being able to know how all staff members are occupied at any point in time can make your clinic more agile.
  3. Consider using health information technology, mobile health technology, and bar code scanners to automate some data entry processes and to make patient data more trackable and less susceptible to loss and human error.
  4. Provide all clinical staff with their personal daily schedules, their team schedules, and facility and equipment schedules. Bonus points for having an electronic system that can show schedule changes dynamically on all staff computers and devices.
  5. Track patient schedule changes and no-shows to get a realistic view of clinic productivity.
  6. Insist on regular reports and metrics to know exactly how individuals and the clinic as a whole are doing. Bottlenecks and stressful schedules can't be fixed without visibility.

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