{"id":7134,"date":"2024-11-19T13:39:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/?p=7134"},"modified":"2024-12-17T13:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:42:44","slug":"what-gets-measured-gets-managed-in-your-chiropractic-and-service-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/what-gets-measured-gets-managed-in-your-chiropractic-and-service-business\/","title":{"rendered":"What Gets Measured &#8212; Gets Managed in Your Chiropractic and Service Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a59e6e73-842e-4820-9317-083e8e1128fe\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/d163e4_4f043486e58f44f5b600f7fae61ab5c0~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"bus driver with the dashboard in front of him guiding him where to go. \" width=\"411\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ED shares how chiropractic business owners can effectively manage their practice as it grows by using key performance statistics. Initially, managing both patient care and business operations is feasible when a practice is at 50-60% capacity. However, as the practice grows, the increasing demand for management and staff coordination can lead to stress and &#8220;growing pains.&#8221; To overcome this, the article introduces the <strong>Fast Flow CEO system<\/strong>, which helps doctors manage their businesses effectively by dedicating just a few hours a month to business operations.<\/p>\n<p>Key to this system is the use of <strong>performance statistics<\/strong>, which help track progress and identify areas for improvement. The article outlines essential components for tracking performance, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Key statistics<\/strong>: New patients, paid visits, charges, and collections.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time period comparisons<\/strong>: Weekly, monthly, and yearly comparisons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Same-month comparisons<\/strong>: Analyzing ratios like Visits\/New Patients or Charges\/Collections.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New patient tracking<\/strong>: Monitoring where new patients come from, especially for practices investing in marketing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marketing expenses<\/strong>: Tracking cost per new patient to optimize marketing spending.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visual tools<\/strong>: Graphs and charts to help visualize trends and results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The article emphasizes that these numbers represent outcomes, not just data. The goal is to improve patient care and practice efficiency, not simply to increase the numbers. Displaying these metrics in team meetings and using them as a &#8220;dashboard&#8221; helps everyone stay aligned with the practice\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n<p>The overall message is that managing a growing chiropractic practice requires smart use of data to drive decisions, improve outcomes, and continue progressing toward long-term goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-2 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">Read the full article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goaldriven.com\/post\/what-gets-measured-gets-managed\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">https:\/\/www.goaldriven.com\/post\/what-gets-measured-gets-managed<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ED shares how chiropractic business owners can effectively manage their practice as it grows by using key performance statistics. Initially, managing both patient care and business operations is feasible when a practice is at 50-60% capacity. However, as the practice &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/what-gets-measured-gets-managed-in-your-chiropractic-and-service-business\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278,15],"tags":[361,482,377,257,367,597],"class_list":["post-7134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chiropractic-practice-development","category-practice-management","tag-chiropractic","tag-goal-driven","tag-michel","tag-performance","tag-petty","tag-statistics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7135,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7134\/revisions\/7135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}