by Ken DeRouchie | Mar 27, 2010 | Articles, Issue 13, Newsletter, Optometry, Practice Areas
Newswise —At the moment, doctors rely on biopsy analysis to determine the progression of eye cancer. However, researchers now believe that a new technology, bioluminescence imaging (BLI), will allow doctors to detect tumors earlier and quickly choose a method of...
by Ken DeRouchie | Mar 27, 2010 | Articles, Dentistry, Issue 13, Newsletter, Practice Areas
A new study indicates dentists can play a potentially life-saving role in health care by identifying patients at risk of fatal heart attacks and referring them to physicians for further evaluation. Published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dental...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 27, 2009 | Articles, Issue 12, Newsletter, Staff Management
You can’t control the economy, but you can control your practice. By: Ken DeRouchie I have recently been interviewing doctors around the country regarding how the economy has been affecting their practice and what they have been doing to keep their practice...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 27, 2009 | Articles, Issue 12, Newsletter
by Shaw Millerman Recently the President addressed the nation regarding the economic situation we are all experiencing in this country and around the world. It is very clear that we are now seeing the very obvious signs of a national recession, despite whatever spin...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 27, 2009 | Articles, Dentistry, Issue 12, Newsletter, Practice Areas
Letter to the Editor By David E Lawler, DDS, D. ABDSM Bloomington, IN Hello, This week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed for an article in The Practice Solution Magazine by one of your research staff. As a result of this interview, I want to encourage you to...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 27, 2009 | Articles, Staff Management
As an employer and a manager, I long ago learned the value of keeping up to date on the ever -changing rules of doing business in my home state. Recently, I was presented with a concern of an employee that wanted to take maternity leave from work as afforded to her by...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 27, 2009 | Articles, Newsletter, Staff Management
“My employee was late 3 times in the last 2 weeks. Per our office policy, I am supposed to suspend her for one day with out pay. We are really busy this week and I really need her to work. What should I do?” The problem that you have here is not uncommon. Unless you...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 27, 2009 | Articles, Issue 13, Newsletter, Staff Management
Employee dishonesty can take many forms. No one seems to be exempt, and tough economic times only make matters worse. Although embezzlement can happen at all levels, we have encountered a number of situations in small to medium sized companies where employees were...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 12, Newsletter
For starters, we wish to thank everyone reading our on-line magazine for the massive amount of help you provided in our continual surveying of practice owners. Our survey team was very busy last quarter calling all over the U.S. and Canada. The survey results were...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 12, Newsletter, Practice Areas, Veterinary
Veterinary Medicine Contributes $3.3 Billion to New England Economy Newswise – Veterinary medicine contributes $3.3 billion to the economies of New England-and the region faces a shortage of as many as 658 veterinarians by 2014, according to a study released today by...