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Starting a Successful Medical Practice
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Starting a Successful Medical Practice |
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http://www.soundpractice.net/images/soundpractice/podcast/Medical_Practice_Start_Up_Guide.mp3 |
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In this 20-minute podcast, Marc Halley, MBA, of The Halley Consulting Group, LLC and Editor of the new book, The Medical Practice Start-Up Guide, (available August 18, 2008) discusses the competitive forces that new doctors face in the marketplace, the top five things that new physicians can do to protect their business, options for financing a practice start-up, how new doctors can find patients for their practice and how doctors can look for the best staff members and the concept of the "highest and best use of staff members." The Medical Practice Start-Up Guide (ISBN 978-0-9814728-2-6) can be ordered at http://www.mpmnetwork.com or by calling 800-933-3711. |
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Jun 7, 2009 |
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