PBD with Nathan Eckel

How Do You Spell Love?  T.I.M.E. (and how to get the margin you need)

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KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE

How do you spell LOVE?

What would you do with 100 hours this year?

Is healthcare a right or privilege?

Are bathroom breaks for MDs a right or patient?

Where to pull your head out of (not THERE)

I meant YEAR not week LOL

A word of caution

If you theoretically save / practice by default, you will NOT save time

Make DESIGN your new DEFAULT, as often as you can

Apply as many elements as you can

Qualifiers:

• Are you a patient Facing physician?
• ER docs: you don’t get a pass, how this can also work for you
• Are you willing to challenge
• Are you willing to fight for this to work?
• Fight for Margin instead of focusing on burnout

The good news & the not so good news

It SCALES… (but for whom?)

Does your life look like Bill Murray’s in Groundhog Day

Are there significant portions of repeat conversations that you repeat for different people?

Also: is the caregiver present for that conversation?

Also: is the spouse/partner/significant Other present for the conversation?

Did you go into medicine so you could repeat yourself all the time?

Where else does this happen?  Classical music perhaps

How my friend concert pianist taught Clair De Lune virtually via youtube videos bar by bar and broke through the time trap.

How it worked for Dr. F

How you can see for yourself - using the resources I’ve given you

You can use the Time Tool where you can see how much weekly time you’re spending on your #1 Frequently Answered Question.

How you can turn the Single Use Conversation into a Conversation On Demand (will cover in future episode) - it starts with the Time Tool

Did any of this resonate with you?

Would you please SHARE, APPLY and INVITE others to join us?

If you would rather skim and scan before you listen, I have created some short off-the-cuff notes for your convenience.

Want more info? Go to iPracticeByDesign.com for more resources.

To access Nathan’s physician-specific interview content on KindleUnlimited go to Nathan’s Amazon Author page here: www.amazon.com/author/nathaneckel

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KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE

This episode will strike to the root of millennia-strong traditions of physicians and patients.

I don’t believe in knocking traditional medicine.

I respect the values and methodologies of traditional medicine.

However I believe we need to challenge the traditions of traditional medicine.

Do you remember that Bill Murray movie where he repeated the exact same day over and over?

You don’t ever repeat the exact same day, but I would imagine if you are a patient facing physician - that you have several conversations that are 50%, 80% even 90% similar.

The key issue with these Frequently Answered Conversations is that they don’t scale the right way.

Patients have it made with their $30 deductible.

Because they have you repeating yourself all day long.

As a designer I look at this and wonder how this could possibly work.  It is not sustainable.

It IS scalable - in the wrong direction.

What other profession or arena of life does the more educated, valuable, time-poor, and expensive hourly rate be repeating themselves?

Does the Bank CEO give new hire orientation?

Does the five star general give the motivational speech for basic training?

Does the president of the USA conduct the exit interviews for retiring government employees?

These are ridiculous examples, but doctors are repeating themselves all day.

Single Use Plastics are horrible for the environment. They are unsustainable.

Likewise - Single Use Conversations are unsustainable for your current environment.

What if you shifted your energy from avoiding burnout to gaining margin?

From playing not to lose toward going full out and growing your breathing room.

If you were to take your repetitive conversations and shift them onto your patients while going deeper with them, what would that do for your personal reputation among your patients?

If you’re a clinic owner/partner, what would this do for your clinic’s brand?  What would it do for its actual value over time?

If you’re an executive or department head, what would this do for your reimbursements if your personnel had more margin?

If you’re intrigued, stay tuned to this podcast, because I will be showing you how this works.

Finally, an example from the world of web design.

When we go to a website, and ask a question, most likely it’s already been asked.

Most likely there is a FAQ section where we can go and read the answer quickly.

We don’t need to bother the site owner.  She doesn’t need to direct us to the answer, or mail it to us, she does zero extra work.

I’m suggesting that you begin playing with this idea of how can you as a physician answer the main question - and shift the time burden over to the patient who is likely eager to learn. 

Same thing with their caregiver or partner or spouse who might not be in the room with you and the patient.  Who might need to otherwise call your office for clarification, and interrupt your other patient visits.

Can a systems and sustainability solution work for you?  It can if you are willing to fight for the margin.

Did any of this resonate with you?

Would you please SHARE, APPLY and INVITE others to join us?

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