The traditional front desk is broken. If you’re still hiring one person to answer phones, book appointments, and handle billing, you’re probably bleeding money and time.

In this episode, Rick Lau sits down with Dr. Julie Durnan, a 20-year clinic owner and the CEO of Ginger Desk. Julie built two successful practices, scaled one to over a million in its first year, and now helps hundreds of clinics across North America rethink their admin model.

Julie reveals the new front desk model that’s replacing the old one. It starts with a task list, not a hire. She breaks down the five roles every front desk should cover, and explains why most clinics only hire for one. She shares why 50% of front desk staff quit within 24 months and what to do instead.

You’ll learn why payments are the easiest job to outsource, why direct billing should never be done in-house, and how to cut your admin costs from 12% of revenue to 3%. You’ll hear how mental health clinics are scaling fast with no front desk, no physical office, and no overhead.

Julie also walks through what she calls the “Walmart Greeter” model and how a solopreneur can run a high-end patient experience without any front desk staff at all.

She closes with the biggest mistake clinic owners make when hiring virtual assistants and how to avoid wasting time training the wrong person for the wrong job.

Can’t afford front desk but need help with booking and billing? Get $100 off with Ginger Desk. You’ll get a local, trained virtual assistant who’s fully managed and ready to go. Use code GDxACCELERATOR.

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Chapters:

(01:00) Introduction to Julie Durham and Ginger Desk