I challenge you to find even one associate at a private equity ophthalmology practice who genuinely says, “I love my job.” Take your time, search thoroughly—use Google, ask around, do whatever it takes. I’ll wait. Did you find anyone? The reality is, the cons of working as an associate in a private equity (PE) group far outweigh […]
Why I Ditched PatientPop and Built My Own Website Using WordPress When it comes to running a successful medical practice, having an efficient and professional online presence is key. For a while, I relied on PatientPop to handle my website and appointment scheduling. Unfortunately, what seemed like a convenient solution turned into a frustrating experience.
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PatientPop Has Been a Huge Help At first, PatientPop was great. When I first started my practice, I needed a company that could help create my website and help obtain google reviews. In that regard, PatientPop was perfect. PatientPop also offered additional services which I though were amazing. Notably. I really appreciate their automated appointment
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How Much Does a Solo Practice Doc Make? Did you know it takes ONLY 4 Patients to Break Even? A Low Overhead Leads to a Great Income How many patients do you see a day? Are you seeing 30+? 40+? 50+? 60+? Odds are, you are being significant underpaid as an eye doctor. Let me
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I never thought that I would start a medical practice. When I was a pre-medical student years ago, I had only dreamed of being a doctor. I thought being a doctor was enough. I thought that I wouldn’t mind any working environment as long as I could have a direct role in patient care. Little
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As a new graduate, you don’t know what you don’t know. Consequently, you are bound to make mistakes when finding your dream job. Let’s say you’re set on joining a corporate practice—how can you assess if it will be a good fit? In fact, what makes a good fit? I’m no expert myself, but I
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Forming an LLC and Obtaining an EIN is a lot easier than you may realize. This is something that every medical practice will do, and it’s pretty fundamental. In our last post, we went into detail the pros and con’s about LLCs and C-corps and S-corp tax election. In general, I always recommend forming an
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Don’t Be A Statistic: Find the Right Job 50% of ophthalmologist will leave their first job within 2 years. That is a crazy stat. In fact, there are some sources that put it closer to 80%. There are many reasons why someone may leave their job, but a good bit of it is about finding a
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Without a doubt, I feel that business ownership has some inherent benefits over being employed. I have praised and discussed at length the value of autonomy and work-life balance, but I think the finances also heavily favor business ownership. There are very unique tax advantages that being a small business ownership enables. While the security
Does the idea about opening a solo medical practice scare you? Do you feel as if there is too much to do? What about the timeline? Well this post is for you. Today we are going to go over the timeline from start to finish at how to get your practice up and running. We
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