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Is There Such A Thing As a Happy

Recently a colleague sent me a print screen picture of an article he had read about the "most happiest employees". For the "most happiest jobs", this list cited Software Engineers/Developers, Sales Development Managers, Systems Integrators, Consultants, Artists, Coaches, I can't quite remember the other two or three. Me, being someone who believes there are very few people who actually love and enjoy their work or jobs, I couldn't help but wonder what these stats were based on or what commonalities there were between these positions. Even though I didn't look for the article to read it, it hit me: the time freedom! It must be the flexibility and the freedom these guys get. For the salesman, so long as he meets his objectives or weekly quota before the deadline, he is free to do whatever he wants. The Systems Integrator and the Software Engineers can perform their tasks pretty much from anywhere (home, office... ) 0aMIeiKJ r6qTNIKL ODU4Llsk 6JYhUgb...

How to Increase Patient Balance

Most likely your practice has experienced this situation or similar: A patient had a $2,400 bill that he wanted to pay because the treatment had solved a long-standing medical problem but couldn't pay in full at that time. He contacted the practice and proposed payment over a year at $200 per month (plus any interest as allowed by law). The practice Collection Manager responded that they only set up six month plans, needed 20% down immediately and that if one payment was missed, it would be promptly turned over to a collections agency or worse. The patient agreed to this arrangement, however, soon after a payment was missed, and the balance was written off to bad debt. The patient 's response became increasingly defensive and non-responsive as you attempted to secure payment prior to collection agency turnover. Now what? Before you set up a rock solid patient payment plan, find out where your practice is now by pondering these five points: What is your practice doing, current...