Michael Dattoli

As doctors, we spend years in school and specialized training in our chosen field. We may go to work in hospitals. We might join established medical practices. We could choose to start our own practice, becoming entrepreneurs as well as doctors. It's important to know how to grow a practice, so we can stay in business. Here are seven tips to help attract and keep new patients: 1.

As a medical practitioner, owning your own private practice is not easy work. Whether you are a dermatologist, a psychiatrist or general practitioner, many physicians face the same hurdle when they realize that doctors are not businesspeople. As the business of healthcare becomes increasingly complex, it is important to ensure that other areas of your practice are equally attended to and addressed to ensure maximum efficiency and patient satisfaction.