{"id":458,"date":"2014-08-15T21:51:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T21:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadvancedpracticemanagement.webaloo.com\/?p=458"},"modified":"2015-02-27T02:52:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T02:52:13","slug":"regular-meetings-for-a-healthy-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/regular-meetings-for-a-healthy-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Regular Meetings Are A Part Of A Healthy Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At APM, we want to make sure we are walking our talk. For the same reasons that we suggest that dental offices need to meet regularly as a team, we do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Especially since we are rarely ever at the same place at one time, each quarter we meet for a morning to review our progress (both as a company as well as individually), update each other on developments in our respective areas, and set goals for the next quarter. At the end of the calendar year, we run\u00a0the same drill. Then, in the afternoon we go out and do something fun.<\/p>\n<p>Last Friday, we had our quarterly APM team meeting. (Unfortunately, Robyn as not able to join us.) We worked hard in the morning reviewing, sharing, brainstorming and planning. We also had a photographer, come and update our team photos for our website. (Many of our clients know John Magnoski because they have had John come out to take their team photos, too. For more examples of John&#8217;s work, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magnoski.com\/medical-dental\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.) Then, once the work was done, we went out for an afternoon of croquet and a nice lunch (Thank you, Bill and Matt!).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/051-JMP_1310-e1408136223381.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-461\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/APM-010-JMP_1222-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"APM Team Meeting\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-460\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/051-JMP_1310-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"APM Croquet\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(To see more fun pictures from our day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.524044287650557.1073741826.286474788074176&amp;type=3&amp;uploaded=12\" target=\"_blank\">visit our Facebook page<\/a> or our <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/b\/108427914767409980409\/+Advancedpracticemanagement\/posts\" target=\"_blank\">Google+ page<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h2>Morning Huddles Set Your Team Up For Successful Days<\/h2>\n<p>For many dental teams, morning huddles are an important part of the\u00a0daily routine. We recommend that you consider meeting at the start of each day if possible. Having the chance to look together at your schedule and plan ahead for potential sticky spots, as well as to communicate about individual patients&#8217; needs prepares you for having smoother days and ultimately happier teams.<\/p>\n<p>Each member of the team should come prepared to contribute:<\/p>\n<h3>Clinical<strong> Assistants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Review your patients\u2019 charts for the day. <span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Do they need pre-medication? Any bleeding disorders? Allergies? Is the\u00a0s<\/span>cheduled time for treatment accurate? Are there\u00a0future appointments scheduled? Have\u00a0financial arrangements been made? Is there incomplete treatment?<\/li>\n<li>Review the next two days\u2019 schedules and provide recommendations to the Scheduling Coordinator in regard to special trays and\u00a0study model impressions.<\/li>\n<li>Identify potential bottlenecks in the\u00a0schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hygienists<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Review your patients\u2019 charts for the day.\u00a0Does anyone need pre-medication? Any bleeding disorders? Allergies? Is the\u00a0scheduled time for treatment accurate? Are there\u00a0future appointments scheduled? Have\u00a0financial arrangements been made? Is there incomplete treatment?<\/li>\n<li>For each patient, share with the team\u00a0when their last appointment was. Do they have past due family members? Any incomplete treatment? Are they a\u00a0good candidates for using the digital camera?<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the\u00a0Doctor knows if they have or have not met the patient before and give them and a piece of personal information to jog their memory or for a conversation-starter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Financial Coordinator<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Are there any problem accounts coming in that day?<\/li>\n<li>Are there financial conversations that need to occur that day?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Schedule Coordinator<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Report on the day\u2019s hygiene schedule.<\/li>\n<li>Are there new patients coming in? What information can you share about them?<\/li>\n<li>Are there M.A. patients coming in that day?<\/li>\n<li>Are there any emergency patients\u00a0that have been put in the schedule?<\/li>\n<li>Ask the Doctor(s) where they want emergencies to be scheduled that day?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Would You Like To Learn More?<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like more information about making your\u00a0team meetings more effective or about morning huddles specifically, <a title=\"Contact\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/contact\/\">email us<\/a> or give us a call at (952) 921-3360. We are here to help you and your team succeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At APM, we want to make sure we are walking our talk. For the same reasons that we suggest that dental offices need to meet regularly as a team, we do the same. 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