Planning the use of human resources in a professional healthcare practice is a vital factor that must be dealt with to properly coordinate the myriad issues that are encountered on a daily basis in the healthcare field. Planning the appropriate use of administrative and support staff is where most energies have typically been expended in human resource planning for professional healthcare practices.

The key to successful operation of a professional healthcare practice often lies in the satisfaction level maintained by the physicians, dentists, or oral surgeons employed by the practice. The proper planning of the most vital asset of the practice, the physician, dentist, or oral surgeon, is often overlooked.

We review the entire coordination of the following issues when addressing human resource planning for the professional or concentrate on issues of particular concern to your group:

• Personnel planning and recruiting
• Interviewing candidates and building a total selection program
• Orientation and training
• Compliance with proper legal billing regulations
• Managing quality and productivity:
  • Assessing the professional's contribution to overall practice goals
  • Objective measurement of productivity in relation to peers
  • On-call issues and schedule coordination
• Appraising performance:
  • Objective behavioral reviews
  • Group assessment and establishment of accepted standards
• Establishing pay plans
• Building the executive benefit package
• Creating tax deferred retirement benefits

After completing our review, we will prepare a report of your existing human resource planning issues and present suggestions on how changes may be instituted to enhance overall satisfaction and performance for the group practice. The key to our success in this area of consulting is the ability to aid in the implementation and direction of needed changes.