idk if you meant it like that but your screenshot is blurred out. curious what procedure breakdown you are doing for 16k daily production?
Fully open but patient cancellation has been through the roof
yes 100%, the staff are always worried in the morning huddles when they look at the schedule but people are cancelling so much so it's doable. what are you guys doing?
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some well deserved SDN browsing time...My practice has been a bit weird on that, where we have some days, and even weeks, where the short term cancellation rate once our automated reminders go out 48hrs ahead of the appt time is basically zero, and then other days where it may be approaching 1/3rd cancellations, and weeks where it's probably close to 20%. Fortunately my staff has done a very good job at handling those cancellations the vast majority of the time.
The same day dreaded no-shows have as always been weighted towards the medicaid patients that we see, and we generally double book against them from day 1.
Heck, one of the weird ones was last week when the snowstorm rolled through the Northeast (we got about a foot at my office) due to the timing of the storm where it was projected to dump the majority of the snow from about 6AM through early afternoon (and that held true), we cancelled the day out, ahead of time out of travel safety, and when my front desk staff called to notify patients, over 75% of them said that they'd come in if we changed out mind about the storm and/or decided to open up later in the day.
20+ years into this, I have come to accept that the reality is that no matter how well you try and plan out a schedule, the reality is that sometimes it just doesn't work out that way, and that you can't control the actions of other people (your patients) at times, and that's just life. The reality is that these days, if that occasional no show happens (as did to me this morning for an hour) I don't stress about it, and just try and enjoy an added few minutes in my day to relax a little. Probably took me about 10-15 years of practice to be able to be truly comfortable with those occasional times (as long as they're just that, OCCASIONAL times
You must be in a large group practice. That is a lot of patient hours!
I run a physician business and I didnt want any stimulus money.
Im a small solo practice. Cant deal with all the paperwork
Overhead including staff and supply costs are always increasing
I am "richer" during this Covid time. In addition to getting the HHS stimulus money, I have also saved a lot for not spending on things like vacations, shoppings, eating out 2-3 times a week etc. My wife cuts my hair….that’s $40/month in saving. My house cleaning lady quit due to fear of getting the Covid. The kids and I clean the house ourselves….that’s $300/month in saving right there…and it also teaches the kids to be more responsible. I don’t plan to spend these stimulus payments….I save them for paying taxes this coming April.
$20 per haircut....twice a month.
Damn, thats alot of cuts.
where I live its 30-40$ per haircut for men, esp w/beard trim...I feel like thats pretty normal lol. do you cut your own hair?
To maintain properly trimmed fade haircut, it has to be done every 2 weeks. Short cut also helps hide my gray hairs better. I am so happy that my wife can cut my hair. I had watched several youtube videos to learn how to cut my own hair myself but I wasn't brave enough to do it. It's very time consuming to get it done at the barber shop. Before the pandemic, I had to rush to the barber shop after work.....and then had to wait 20-30 minutes for my turn. My son is also happy because he hates going to the barbershop. His school has very strict haircut policies. I feel bad for the hair salon industry.
High maintenance 🤣
Gotta keep up with appearances - cali ortho market is tough! haha. I love getting fades. I've actually not cut my hair since a little pre-pandemic, so now it is the longest it has ever been in my life.
Youre not from umdnj are you?
