This time of year brings new business to many clinics, because it is flu season. The front lobby is usually filled with sniffing kids, or coughing adults with aches and pains. The only problem is that many of your employees may be missing work for the same reason. Your employees may be getting sick from the patients they interact with on a daily basis.
It's so hard when you have a lot of patients coming in and out of the office, some are ill, some not, but no matter what, there are germs in the air. Especially when cold and flu season hits. Not only are the employees exposed but other patients as well as the physician. Most medical practices these days are short staffed as it is, so when one employee is out sick, it impacts the whole office.
Some offices offer a "play area" for children in their offices. They can include, games, toys, books, even a small kids table with chairs. This can be the perfect environment for germs to be spread from child to child but also for the employees who clean up the area at the end of the day. There are little germs lurking around those toys and many areas that are not cleaned but missed.
One way to eliminate this problem would be to take away the "kids play area". Also by placing hand sanitizer dispensers in different parts of the office, especially the front desk. Also signs can be posted reminding patients to cover their sneezes and coughs. Some offices even have a designated area for patients that are ill and patients that are well. Some offices have even tried to schedule patients that are ill in the morning and well patients in the afternoon during cold and flu season, with the patients consent to avoid any spreading of germs.
Areas where there is heavy contact such as phones, desks, computer keyboards, copy machines, it would be good to use a anti-bacterial solution to wipe these items down every day. A sign on the back of a patient restroom also would help in reminding them to wash their hands after using the restroom facilities.
Many discount stores offer great deals on anti-bacterial products which the office can stock up on to keep germ free as much as possible. These are small measures that can be taken to keep everyone healthy in your medical practice which keeps the office running smooth and efficient.
It's so hard when you have a lot of patients coming in and out of the office, some are ill, some not, but no matter what, there are germs in the air. Especially when cold and flu season hits. Not only are the employees exposed but other patients as well as the physician. Most medical practices these days are short staffed as it is, so when one employee is out sick, it impacts the whole office.
Some offices offer a "play area" for children in their offices. They can include, games, toys, books, even a small kids table with chairs. This can be the perfect environment for germs to be spread from child to child but also for the employees who clean up the area at the end of the day. There are little germs lurking around those toys and many areas that are not cleaned but missed.
One way to eliminate this problem would be to take away the "kids play area". Also by placing hand sanitizer dispensers in different parts of the office, especially the front desk. Also signs can be posted reminding patients to cover their sneezes and coughs. Some offices even have a designated area for patients that are ill and patients that are well. Some offices have even tried to schedule patients that are ill in the morning and well patients in the afternoon during cold and flu season, with the patients consent to avoid any spreading of germs.
Areas where there is heavy contact such as phones, desks, computer keyboards, copy machines, it would be good to use a anti-bacterial solution to wipe these items down every day. A sign on the back of a patient restroom also would help in reminding them to wash their hands after using the restroom facilities.
Many discount stores offer great deals on anti-bacterial products which the office can stock up on to keep germ free as much as possible. These are small measures that can be taken to keep everyone healthy in your medical practice which keeps the office running smooth and efficient.
Marina Hall is a Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist (CMRS) and founder of MariAnn Medical Billing Service. To read a full "Interview with Marina Hall" visit her website at http://www.inscoding.com/aboutus.php
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