This blog will hopefully give other docs an inside look at the trials and tribulations of transitioning a busy solo family practice office to a third party and managed care free practice.

Monday, June 15, 2009

A Good Trend

Middle of June tends to be a slow time. Weather is getting warmer. Lots of graduations and proms. No one has time for their health. So its a good time to catch up on other work.
But no one told my patients about the middle of June.

Today I saw 14 patients.
1 new patient joined a wellness plan.
1 other joined himself and his wife into my wellness plan.

I have decided that patient's like to know they have a ceiling on their medical bills, at least in my office ;)

But I have had a good trend over the past 30 days that I hope bodes well for the future.

Over the past 30 days, of which I worked 17 days, I had 27 patients sign up for a wellness plan.
Stil nowhere near the 1000 I hope to eventually have, but:

Of the 27,

10 were renewals

3 were new members, but prior to were existing patients

and

14 were totally new to my practice

Of the totally new patients,
3 were referred by a local pharmacist,
3 from an acupuncturist
4 were referred by other patients
2 by my wife
and 2 from advertisements.

Most admitted to checking out my website before scheduling and joining.

So hopefully, marketing and word of mouth are starting to take hold. My practice can only grow by maintaining my existing patients, but as important, bringing in new!

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