This week an article by Sarah Lyall in The New York Times began by noting that assisted suicide
"Back to the Crazy . . . " by footloosiety / David J. Laporte
has been illegal in England for nearly 50 years. But, ordered by the courts to clarify the law, the country’s top prosecutor on Wednesday set out a list of conditions under which his office would be unlikely to prosecute people who helped friends or relatives kill themselves.”
To read the complete article, click here.
If you are still reluctant to step into the midst of the Social Media Revolution, check out this quick video.
Then, drop me a note here and let’s talk about how this influences our work in private practice.
Health care professionals often forget that the general public is yet another constituent of the educational community. As such, it is another potential focus for your marketing in an attempt to get referrals from the school system.
Research has shown that the public perception of problems faced by schools is often very different than educator’s perceptions. That discrepancy opens up many opportunities for you to orchestrate community dialogue and related services to facilitate constructive feedback and input between these two groups.
Listed below are some of the ideas that I have collected . . . . Some of them I’ve tried; some of them I’ve only heard about.
"Woods Waterfall Door II" by John Banks
What’s going on in your community? What has worked for you? I’m sure that you have other ideas and experiences to share. Take a minute to add your thoughts below as we begin to mine the many opportunities related to public perception of school problems.
Back-to-School Marketing for Your Private Practice
K-12 Support to Feed Your Private Practice
Complete this sentence and tell me how your marketing is like a carnival.
"It's Carnival in Brazil, It's Show Time!" by xAv / Xavier Donat
Is it about the colors?
Is it about the sounds or smells?
Perhaps a personal experience you’ve had with a carnival?
Let me get this started by telling you that marketing MY private practice is like a carnival because . . .
This is the fifth post in a series that highlights standardized formats for your clinical notes. The series began here.
"Intense Color Coded Notes" by mandiberg
I have only recently stumbled across the Gillman HIPAA Progress Note here. Of the four methods that I have mentioned, this is the only one that has been developed after the introduction of HIPAA. It was developed by Peter D. Gillman, Ph.D. in response to the implementation of HIPAA. As such, he has taken the extra precaution to intentionally exclude information that is not protected by HIPAA. I consider that to be a significant improvement over previous iterations of standardized note taking.
I have not yet used this method but plan to try it out. At first glance, it seems thorough, efficient and equally important, it is fully HIPAA compliant.
If you are not satisfied with the current format of your progress notes, I would encourage you to try this one. Here’s what you need to include:
To obtain this information, Gillman recommends asking yourself these six questions . . . .
Let me know if you try the Gillman HIPAA Progress Note and how it works for you. I’m eager to compare notes!
Tamara G. Suttle, M.Ed., LPC has maintained a private clinical practice since 1991 and founded Private Practice from the Inside Out in 2003. She has spent almost 20 years consulting and teaching marketing strategies to health care professionals like you. You can learn more about her clinical practice at her website.
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