Foundations of Orthopedic Practice Management: Office Basics
Description
From small offices to large, multi-specialty practices, some essential functions are common to providing excellent patient care while supporting efficient, profitable operations. The successful orthopedic office will employ first-rate physicians supported by a professional, dedicated staff.
In this module, we’ll look at the roles within a typical orthopedic office and how each person’s role affects patient care and operations as well as the financial success of the business. We’ll talk about how all of the roles – including yours - work together to keep the practice running smoothly.
Learning Objectives
When the learner has completed this module, they will be able to:
- Name all the types of jobs in the orthopedic office.
- Interact knowledgeably with coworkers.
- Describe each person’s contribution to maintaining the office income stream.
Course Presenter
Andrea Vitalich, MBA
Proliance Surgeons
Andrea Vitalich is an Executive Director at Proliance Surgeons, with oversight over 2 orthopedic clinics, Pacific Rim Orthopaedic Surgeons in Bellingham, WA, as well as Skagit Northwest Orthopedics in Mt. Vernon and Anacortes, WA. Andrea has been working in healthcare since 2008, serving in various roles in the legislative sphere, with payers, and in hospital-owned ambulatory offices. She started her career in orthopedics with Pacific Rim Orthopedics Surgeons in 2015 and has been growing with them and Proliance Surgeons ever since. She holds a double Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Communication and received her Master’s in Business Administration in 2012.
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