This week’s TIP is a reminder to us all – including myself! – because it’s too easy to violate this one word action step. I cite it today because I was actually guilty of failing to do this myself – and then had to apologize, and fix the problem, a problem which, had I paid attention, would not have happened. I wasted her time, my time, and it took far more effort to fix the problem than it would have […]
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… Everywhere a hacker, hacker! And if you think you and your practice aren’t affected by hackers, there is one way you could be, without even realizing it. Hackers are experts at getting inside website code, and they do it constantly. In fact, on any given day, among PracticeUP! websites and sister websites, hacking attempts are made hundreds of times EACH DAY. Hackers are typically trying to accomplish a few things: Steal credit card information. Steal identity information including not
Not a week goes by when a new advocate tells me he or she plans to establish their new advocacy practice as a non-profit organization. “Why do you think you want to establish your practice as a non-profit?” I ask. “Because then I won’t have to ask patients for money,” is the nonsensical response. “Then where will your money come from?” I continue. “How will you sustain your business?” ….crickets….. then….. “That’s why I called (or wrote to) you!” Yikes.
Non-Profit – Rarely the Right Choice for Your Practice Read More »
Last week, my neighbor sent an email to a group of almost 50 people. She asked us to donate to a specific charity in honor of a neighbor who had died because she thought it would be a nice thing to do. She wanted them all to send their checks, made out to her. She would cash them and send one large donation. There are so many things wrong with her method! As well-meaning as she was, she now has
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Mrs. Franklin is 87 years old and has several old-age-related health challenges. Although her husband died many years ago, she has lived quite well on her own since then. Her son, Jimmy, lives 800 miles away. She has no other children. Jimmy Franklin has hired you to be his mother’s advocate; to attend appointments with her, to arrange for her transportation to those appointments, and to provide feedback to him about his mother’s health, including her cognitive abilities. He reports
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