{"id":1110,"date":"2006-04-21T15:18:37","date_gmt":"2006-04-21T20:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2011-01-20T15:19:51","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T21:19:51","slug":"humor-in-practice-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/humor-in-practice-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Humor in Practice Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.<br \/>\n<em>Lord Byron<\/em><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">You probably don\u2019t laugh enough. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">And,\u00a0just probably, there could be more\u00a0humor in your clinic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sometimes offices can be  downright grim. Stressed insurance staff, doctors working with an  emergency case, patients running late\u2026 the list goes on and on. You may  not notice it from the inside, but your patients do. Have you ever  walked into a doctor\u2019s office that seemed less than happy or friendly?  How about a dentist\u2019s office?\u00a0 You don\u2019t really want to return to an  office that is stressful and tense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Laughter is good medicine,  or rather, good therapy. It is good for patients, employees, and  doctors.\u00a0 It helps make the work day go smoother, tasks seem easier, and  goals more obtainable. And more fun to achieve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Even if you are not good at  telling jokes or making them up, you can work on it. And that can be  funny too! At least for others!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ACTION STEP<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Start each staff meeting,  or your morning case management meetings with a joke. Have your staff  take turns.\u00a0 (No mean or off-color jokes.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Telling jokes can help you  to take the gravity and stress out of your work. Successful practices,  and people, tend to be lighter hearted than those that are worried and  very very serious. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sometimes when you start  laughing you can find more things to laugh about. Try it sometime.\u00a0 You  can always check out our \u201cBreakroom\u201d for a joke or two. They may be a  little corny, but that is funny too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">P.S. April is National Humor Month. Click <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drcliffordkuhn.com\/links.htm\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">here to learn more<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. Lord Byron You probably don\u2019t laugh enough. And,\u00a0just probably, there could be more\u00a0humor in your clinic. Sometimes offices can be downright grim. 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