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AGA Center for GI Practice Management and Economics and AGA Institute
Establishing policies and procedures (P&Ps) for the important functions of your practice ensures that you are maximizing the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance of your work. Modeled on successfully instituted P&Ps from GI practices across the country, this resource was developed specifically for solo and small-to-midsized practices. With this book, you can efficiently create a customized set of effective P&Ps that allow you to: · Have one set of procedures that everyone understands and can follow. · Create an employee manual for orientation and training that can be easily updated. · Ensure that practice affairs are conducted in accordance with applicable law. · Support efforts to achieve accreditation to perform procedures in your office. This book contains sample P&Ps, accompanied by introductory explanations where helpful. Browse the content of this book and identify the P&Ps you want to adapt for your practice. Simply download the document templates from the CD and adapt each to your specific needs and requirements to create your customized P&P manual. Topics covered include · Human resources, including employment policies and personnel procedures · Business office procedures · Office-based endoscopic procedures · Patient and clinic management policies · Safety, including fire, disaster, emergency planning, and infection control "This book is essential for anyone starting a new GI practice and provides sound advice for established practices that want to ensure their regulatory compliance." William R. Stern, MD, Associates in Gastroenterology, Rockville, MD. |
