- How to set-up a blog
- How to set-up a website
- The difference between a Cat 5 and Cat 3 cable
- What VPN stands for
- What VOIP means and how to use it
- How to insert a meta-tag
- How to develop a good system to keep track of outgoing patient labs, studies and referrals
- How to maximize patient compliance with follow-ups
- How to set-up an andrology lab for semen analysis
- How to write a QC manual for a lab
- How to do QA and QC for my lab
- The difference between QA and QC
- How to extrapolate lab QA to overall practice management QA
- How to enroll in PT
- How to report a semen analysis result by CLIA standards
- How to get a CLIA ID
- How to become a lab director of a moderate complexity CLIA lab
- What CLIA'88 is
- What COLA is
- How not to write an operational manual
- How to write an operational manual
- How to collect a copay
- How to get a Federal TIN
- How to incorporate
- Why to incorporate
- Why to elect an S-corporation
- How to manage cash flow (still learning that one)
- How to autoclave instruments
- How to disinfect a flexible scope in cidex
- How to install a reticle in a microscope
- A more efficient way to do a semen analysis
- The code 257.8
- How to use Iweb
- How to use FrontPage
- How to use an FTP client
- An in-depth meaning of the Quarter
- How to set up a medical practice
- How to quickly set up a credentialing packet
- How to design an inexpensive an efficient EMR for a solo practice doc
- How to develop a near paper-less office
- How to bill for a sperm retrieval
- How to interpret an EOB
- How to submit a claim
- What a clearinghouse is, though not why
- How to hire
- How to fire
- How to "sniff out"a really bad employee
- That I have no clue about how to interview a prospective hire
- How to build a practice
- How not to run a practice
- How to market a practice in a non-"cheesy" way
- That I really like Thai food
- An efficient and effective way to do a scrotal sonogram
- A great way to do a painless, no scalpel vasectomy in my office
- How to do a "Q"urine, who to do it on, and why I seldom do it any longer
- The value of "nickles and dimes"
- The real value of money
- The value of independence
- The BS of the buy-in
- The worth of a medical practice
- The value of myself
- How to be mentally tough as nails
- That I possess skills I never knew I had
- That I can live on much less
- That money and income do not equal happiness
- That difficulty paying bills stinks
- The value of surrounding myself with really good people
- That creating a successful endeavor that had never existed before I got there is awesome
- That it truly is the struggle that makes success so sweet
- That I have an amazing wife
- That I have an amazing family
- That I miss Granpa George more than I thought I would
- That I have a lot more to learn
Have a happy, healthy, and successful new year.
The Independent Urologist
