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Best Practices to Keep Your Practice Economically Buoyant During Uncertain Times Every business wants to stay afloat during an uncertain and unfavorable time in the economic market. While no business is recession-proof, some are more downturn-tolerant than others. Inelastic industries such as healthcare tend to outperform others when faced with an economic decline. However, healthcare Read More...

Creating Better Patient Relationships with Digital Tools No matter which industry your business serves, your customers and the staff you hire are the keys to your success. The healthcare industry is no exception to this standard, regardless of the size of the practice. Nowadays, patients can research providers beforehand and can be more choosy in Read More...

I was a 4th grader and thought that jumping off the edge of the bleachers behind the 8ft basketball goal at my school to try and dunk the basketball like superman was a great idea. At the time, I did not have the discipline to think through the potential consequences before jumping. When I jumped Read More...

Running an office requires wearing several hats. Although we’re constantly involved in clinically managing patients and optimizing outcomes, we also need to be cognizant of our business model and how patients are perceiving the whole office experience. One of the things that can become challenging is when employees report being “too busy” even though the Read More...

The term new normal has become a popular way to describe the course of offices getting back to business after a period of reduced hours, temporary closures, and digitalizing more processes during the pandemic events. This series of events has led to measures that are now more permanent fixtures of our culture and economy. These Read More...

In order to better understand how healthcare practices and patients are coping with the effects of pandemics, Weave commissioned an independent survey of 750 providers and their clients. The survey questions focused on the ways organizations are instituting social distancing to prevent the spread of viruses. When asked about the riskiest payment portals to touch, Read More...

Developing a strong relationship with patients is a sometimes overlooked aspect of maintaining a successful healthcare practice. The rapport doctors and their team of professionals have with clients is often the determining factor in whether or not patients stick with a practice year after year. Establishing effective and personable communication with patients from the get-go Read More...

It’s been over 100 years since the world has seen pandemics like COVID-19. Societies deal with pandemics to varying degrees of success. What’s certain, however, is that the alarm surrounding these outbreaks has created a new normal for healthcare practices trying to thrive in contemporary conditions. On the one hand, practices are having to adjust Read More...

Social distancing became a competitive advantage for businesses during pandemics. Proper social distancing protects both employees and patients from the transmission of viruses. Those businesses that know how to abide by public health regulations while maintaining their communication network are set up to succeed in a pandemic, and during other emergencies. To better understand how Read More...

While social distancing was a necessary measure for businesses responding to pandemic crises, it presented them with a number of difficulties. Among these difficulties is the task of maintaining a personal rapport with each client that visits your business. Even after social distancing requirements were lifted, your business likely has less time to spend with Read More...

Healthcare professionals are as busy as they’ve ever been despite the chaotic events of recent pandemics. Though offices have endured temporary closures, infected staff and other unforeseen obstacles due to viruses, providers continue to do their best to improve the care they offer their patients. Weave recently commissioned an independent survey of 750 healthcare practices Read More...

The social distancing, brought about by pandemics, has incentivized businesses to discover new ways to minimize the amount of human contact that goes on in their offices. These ways include having employees work from home, reducing the number of clients on site at a given time, and implementing curbside waiting rooms and wellness forms. As Read More...