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5 Steps to Creating a Medical Waste Disposal Program that will Save Money
When you went to medical school, you assumed most of the time spent in your own practice would be helping people get well or stay well. But thanks to medical laws, regulations and standards, you are also expected to juggle safety and compliance issues.
Ben Brenner3 min readRead Article - Medical Waste Disposal
4 Steps to Packaging Medical Waste Correctly
Has this happened to you? You finally get a handle on how to properly package your facility’s medical waste when you suddenly learn that your state has laws that are slightly different from federal regulations. Doh!
Ben Brenner3 min readRead Article - Medical Waste Disposal
4 Steps to Packaging Medical Waste Correctly
Has this happened to you? You finally get a handle on how to properly package your facility’s medical waste when you suddenly learn that your state has laws that are slightly different from federal regulations. Doh!
Ben Brenner3 min readRead Article - Practice Management
How to Get Your Patients to Trust You [Tips + Examples]
Patients don't trust doctors. A 2013 survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that 32% of Americans think physicians can't be trusted. If current healthcare woes are any indication, that number is almost certainly a lot worse four years later.
Ben Brenner13 min readRead Article - Practice Management
15 Highly Effective Ways to Decrease Patient Wait Time
Long patient wait times are a big impediment to doctor/patient trust. In an era of consolidation, litigation, regulation, and an increasingly skeptical populace, that's a dangerous situation indeed.
Ben Brenner5 min readRead Article - Practice Management
20 Reasons to Opt Out of Medicare and Win Back Your Sanity
As an increasing number of physicians and practices follow a Medicare opt out model, many who haven't opted out yet are curious. Will opting out mean more money or less? More headaches or fewer?
Ben Brenner10 min readRead Article - Practice Management
Dentist - 12 Ways to Build Patient Trust
Dentist practices are facing a crisis of patient trust. They suffer from the same affliction plaguing physicians' practices at large. Namely, private practices are being gobbled up at an alarming rate by hospitals and venture capitalists. To survive, a practice must build solid trust relationships with patients. Sadly, that trick is getting exponentially harder to pull off.
Ben Brenner12 min readRead Article - Medical Waste Disposal
4 Things to Avoid when Hiring the Right Medical Waste Management Company
Choosing the right medical waste management company can be a daunting task. After all, if you choose the wrong partner, and that partner makes a mistake with your waste, you could be financially liable.
Ben Brenner2 min readRead Article - Biohazard Waste Disposal
Which Hazardous Waste Container is Appropriate?
Dealing with hazardous waste is no easy task. It involves many steps, but perhaps the most appropriate one is selecting the right hazardous waste container for transportation.
Ben Brenner3 min readRead Article - Medical Waste Disposal
Eco-Friendly Solutions to Medical Waste Disposal
Before the 1980’s, the regulations around medical waste disposal were pretty loose. The rise of the AID’s epidemic and news that used syringes were washing up on our shores led to the need to create strict regulations on the disposal of waste that has the potential to spread disease and harm the environment. But just because there are now rules and regulations around medical waste disposal does not mean that there are not additional steps we can take to ensure that these materials are having the least impact on the environment.
Ben Brenner4 min readRead Article