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    <title>Your Practice Made Perfect - Episodes Tagged with “Practice Management”</title>
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    <description>Conversations, interviews, and advice for today's practicing medical professionals brought to you by SVMIC's J. Baugh and guests. &lt;a href="https://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast"&gt;Learn more at SVMIC.com.&lt;/a&gt;
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  <title>Episode 069: Checks and Balances and Embezzlement</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>On this episode, Laura Watkins observes the frightening topic of embezzlement and how it might be more common than you think. Watkins walks you through what embezzlement looks like and steps to take to ensure that your practice doesn’t fall victim.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>On this episode, Laura Watkins observes the frightening topic of embezzlement and how it might be more common than you think. Watkins walks you through what embezzlement looks like and steps to take to ensure that your practice doesn’t fall victim.
&lt;a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-069-checks-and-balances-and-embezzlement%E2%80%9D"&gt;To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.&lt;/a&gt; 
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    <![CDATA[<p>On this episode, Laura Watkins observes the frightening topic of embezzlement and how it might be more common than you think. Watkins walks you through what embezzlement looks like and steps to take to ensure that your practice doesn’t fall victim.</p>

<p><a href=”https://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-069-checks-and-balances-and-embezzlement”>To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>On this episode, Laura Watkins observes the frightening topic of embezzlement and how it might be more common than you think. Watkins walks you through what embezzlement looks like and steps to take to ensure that your practice doesn’t fall victim.</p>

<p><a href=”https://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-069-checks-and-balances-and-embezzlement”>To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 064: Making Mergers Manageable</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 00:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Shannon Hampson joins Brian Fortenberry to discuss the exciting and potentially intimidating topic of mergers. Hampson explains why a merger may or may not make sense for your practice, as well as how to prepare for an impending merger should there be one.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>18:12</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Shannon Hampson joins Brian Fortenberry to discuss the exciting and potentially intimidating topic of mergers. Hampson explains why a merger may or may not make sense for your practice, as well as how to prepare for an impending merger should there be one.
&lt;a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-064-making-mergers-manageable%E2%80%9D"&gt;To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.&lt;/a&gt; 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Shannon Hampson joins Brian Fortenberry to discuss the exciting and potentially intimidating topic of mergers. Hampson explains why a merger may or may not make sense for your practice, as well as how to prepare for an impending merger should there be one.</p>

<p><a href=”https://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-064-making-mergers-manageable”>To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Shannon Hampson joins Brian Fortenberry to discuss the exciting and potentially intimidating topic of mergers. Hampson explains why a merger may or may not make sense for your practice, as well as how to prepare for an impending merger should there be one.</p>

<p><a href=”https://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-064-making-mergers-manageable”>To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 055: Best Practices for Your Practice</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Establishing a business is one thing. Creating a healthy work environment is completely different. On this episode, Chris McCarty returns to discuss the importance of understanding employment laws and best HR practices to keep a business in check.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>16:06</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Establishing a business is one thing. Creating a healthy work environment is completely different. On this episode, Chris McCarty returns to discuss the importance of understanding employment laws and best HR practices to keep a business in check.
&lt;a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-055-best-practices-for-your-practice%E2%80%9D"&gt;To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.&lt;/a&gt; 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Establishing a business is one thing. Creating a healthy work environment is completely different. On this episode, Chris McCarty returns to discuss the importance of understanding employment laws and best HR practices to keep a business in check.</p>

<p><a href=”https://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-055-best-practices-for-your-practice”>To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Establishing a business is one thing. Creating a healthy work environment is completely different. On this episode, Chris McCarty returns to discuss the importance of understanding employment laws and best HR practices to keep a business in check.</p>

<p><a href=”https://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-055-best-practices-for-your-practice”>To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.</a></p>]]>
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  <title> Episode 053: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Weekend Retreats</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Esteemed MGMA members Sarah Ligon and Steve Dickens join host Brian Fortenberry to discuss setting goals for your practice. Sarah and Steve share some tips on how to prepare for goal-setting retreats and which questions to ask to ensure success. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>22:51</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Esteemed MGMA members Sarah Ligon and Steve Dickens join host Brian Fortenberry to discuss setting goals for your practice. Sarah and Steve share some tips on how to prepare for goal-setting retreats and which questions to ask to ensure success.
&lt;a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-053-strengths-weaknesses-and-weekend-retreats%E2%80%9D"&gt;To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.&lt;/a&gt; 
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  <itunes:keywords>goals, goal setting, retreats, swot analysis, practice management</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Esteemed MGMA members Sarah Ligon and Steve Dickens join host Brian Fortenberry to discuss setting goals for your practice. Sarah and Steve share some tips on how to prepare for goal-setting retreats and which questions to ask to ensure success.</p>

<p><a href=”https://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-053-strengths-weaknesses-and-weekend-retreats”>To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Esteemed MGMA members Sarah Ligon and Steve Dickens join host Brian Fortenberry to discuss setting goals for your practice. Sarah and Steve share some tips on how to prepare for goal-setting retreats and which questions to ask to ensure success.</p>

<p><a href=”https://home.svmic.com/resources/podcast/episode-053-strengths-weaknesses-and-weekend-retreats”>To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.</a></p>]]>
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