http://www.iatric.org Doctors often get rubber stamped as being simply caring professionals without any other skills. Actually, our skills that we learn and the variety of people that we meet mean that we have unknowingly acquired a mass of business skills without even trying. en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:40:32 CST Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:40:32 CST http://www.iatric.org/ Doctors often get rubber stamped as being simply caring professionals without any other skills. Actually, our skills that we learn and the variety of people that we meet mean that we have unknowingly acquired a mass of business skills without even trying. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:40:32 CST http://www.iatric.org/headlines/news/Healthcare Healthcare News Headline :Doctors often get rubber stamped as being simply caring professionals without any other skills. Actually, our skills that we learn and the variety of people that we meet mean that we have unknowingly acquired a mass of business skills without even trying. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:40:32 CST http://www.iatric.org/resources/partners Other Resources :Doctors often get rubber stamped as being simply caring professionals without any other skills. Actually, our skills that we learn and the variety of people that we meet mean that we have unknowingly acquired a mass of business skills without even trying. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:40:32 CST http://www.iatric.org/articles/8511/Depreciation... Depreciation is a term we hear about frequently, but don't really understand. It's an essential component of accounting however. Depreciation is an expense that's recorded at the same time and in the same period as other accounts. Long-term operating assets that are not held for sale in the course of business are called fixed assets. Fixed asset... 2009-04-27 http://www.iatric.org/articles/8512/Cashflow---the-medical-way... Building a financial cushion for your business is never easy. Experts say that businesses should have anywhere from six to nine months worth of income safely stored away in the bank. If you're a business grossing $250,000 per month, the mere thought of saving over $1.5 million dollars in a savings account will either have you collapsing from fit... 2009-04-27 http://www.iatric.org/articles/8513/What-is-a-corporation?-Why-would-a-doc-want-in?... Most businesses start out as a small company, owned by one person or by a partnership. The most common type of business when there are multiple owners is a corporation. The law sees a corporation as real, live person. Like an adult, a corporation is treated as a distinct and independent individual who has rights and responsibilities. A corporati... 2009-04-27 http://www.iatric.org/articles/8514/What-are-partnerships-and-limited-liability-companies?... Some business owners choose to create partnerships or limited liability companies instead of a corporation. A partnership can also be called a firm, and refers to an association of a group of individuals working together in a business or professional practice. While corporations have rigid rules about how they are str... 2009-04-27 http://www.iatric.org/articles/8515/Budgeting-for-medics... Ugh, budgeting is one of those topics we'd rather avoid, but in business, it's an absolute necessity. To prepare a reasoned and thoughtful budget, an accountant must start with a broad-based critical analysis of the most recent actual performance and position of the business by the managers who are responsible for the results. Then the managers ... 2009-04-27 http://www.iatric.org/articles/8516/HOW-TO-PREPARE-A-MEDICAL-BUSINESS-PLAN... HOW TO PREPARE A BUSINESS PLAN THAT GUARANTEES BIG PROFITS Success in business comes as a result of planning. You have to have a detailed, written plan that shows what the ultimate goal is, the reason for the goal, and each milestone that must be passed in order to reach your goal. A business pla... 2009-04-27 http://www.iatric.org/articles/8517/Key-to-medic-survical---keep-costs-down... Types of Costs Direct costs are those costs that cann be directly attributed to a product or product line, or to one source of sales revenue, or one business unit or operation of the business. An example of a direct cost would be the cost of tires on a new automobile. Indirect costs are very different and can't be attac... 2009-04-27 http://www.iatric.org/news/122454/-U.S.-senators-start-writing-healthcare-overhaul-(Reuters-via-Yahoo!-News)... U.S. Senators leading the effort to revamp the U.S. healthcare system said on Wednesday they had begun fleshing out proposals aimed at improving the quality of care, but are leaving until later tough decisions on how to cover the uninsured and pay for it.... Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:20:24 GMT http://www.iatric.org/news/122455/-Nestor-Healthcare's-Rennocks-to-continue-dual-role-(ShareCast-via-Yahoo!-UK-&-Ireland-Finance)... NHS staff supplier Nestor Healthcare said John Rennocks will continue to serve as both chairman and chief executive for the foreseeable future.... Fri, 01 May 2009 11:06:00 GMT http://www.iatric.org/news/122456/-Nestor-Healthcare's-Rennocks-to-continue-dual-role-(ShareCast)... LONDON (SHARECAST) - NHS staff supplier Nestor Healthcare said John Rennocks will continue to serve as both chairman and chief executive for the foreseeable future.... Fri, 01 May 2009 11:20:08 GMT http://www.iatric.org/news/122457/-Fisher-HealthCare-Becomes-Exclusive-Distributor-of-Flow-Cytometry-Reagents-for-Dako-Reagent-Partnership-Division-(Marketwire)... GLOSTRUP, DENMARK--(Marketwire - May 1, 2009) - Dako, Reagent Partnership Division, has entered into a five-year agreement with Fisher HealthCare, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Under this agreement, Fisher Healthcare has been granted the exclusive right to distribute Flow Cytometry reagents in the US acute care market, including hospital... Fri, 01 May 2009 13:47:40 GMT http://www.iatric.org/news/122458/-Valley-View-Healthcare-Center-receives-award-(Fremont-News-Messenger)... FREMONT -- Valley View Healthcare Center received the Platinum Award for excellence at The Trilogy Health Services Spring Meeting April 15-17.... Fri, 01 May 2009 12:43:42 GMT http://www.iatric.org/news/122459/-A-Guide-to-Confusing-(but-Promising)-Healthcare-Jobs-(US-News-&-World-Report)... Beyond registered nurses and physicians, there are favorable healthcare jobs not well understood.... Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:45:07 GMT http://www.iatric.org/news/122460/-IBM-Announces-New-Healthcare-Industry-Solutions-Lab-in-China-(PR-Newswire-via-Yahoo!-Finance)... IBM today announced the opening of a Healthcare Industry Solution Lab in Beijing, where IBM will work with hospitals and rural medical cooperatives to make healthcare smarter as the Chinese government enacts widespread healthcare reform.... Fri, 01 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.iatric.org/news/122461/-Fisher-HealthCare-Becomes-Exclusive-Distributor-of-Flow-Cytometry-Reagents-for-Dako-Reagent-Partnership-Division-(Marketwire-via-Yahoo!-Finance)... Dako, Reagent Partnership Division, has entered into a five-year agreement with Fisher HealthCare, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Under this agreement, Fisher Healthcare has been granted the exclusive right to distribute Flow Cytometry reagents in the US acute care market, including hospitals and reference labs.... Fri, 01 May 2009 13:36:00 GMT http://www.iatric.org/news/122462/-SACH-CEO-talks-healthcare-with-People-for-Progress-(The-Shamokin-News-Item)... KULPMONT — Shamokin Area Community Hospital CEO Thomas Harlow jumped right into healthcare at the People for Progress Spring Coalition meeting Thursday.... Fri, 01 May 2009 09:42:10 GMT http://www.iatric.org/news/122463/-WeissComm-Partners-Named-2008-Healthcare-Agency-of-the-Year-by-The-Holmes-Report-(Marketwire-via-Yahoo!-Finance)... WeissComm Partners announced today that it has been named Healthcare Agency of the Year for the second year in a row by The Holmes Report, a leading international trade publication that follows the public relations industry. The agency also climbed nine spots to #11 in PRWeek's annual rankings and was the fastest-growing independent agency in the ... Fri, 01 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT