With employee related lawsuits continuing to rise at an alarming rate, it is critical to shine a spotlight on your responsibilities as an employer and get your HR house in order. Lawsuits are often more about perception than the truth. Commit to a proactive approach to HR compliance, rather than a reactive one and you will not only protect your practice assets, you’ll enjoy a practice that runs much more smoothly, effectively and happily.
1. Policy &Procedures Manual:
Practical: Management framework for your practice spelling out how you run your practice. A much-appreciated guide for the team to prevents misunderstandings.
Legal Protection: When done well, comprehensively and kept current, it is your best defense of your positions and your good faith attempt to stay on top of your legal responsibilities to your employees. Guided by an HR Professional, you will be aware of all state and federal requirements and your policies and procedures will be compliant. Don’t take chances copying someone else’s manual; the rules change according to number of employees, your state and your type of business.
“We have worked with Ginny since 2006, and Ginny has helped us hire and develop our new manager, develop our administrative team, and helped us create clinical and marketing systems that have produced these results. Ginny has a keen eye for analyzing practice data with her monitors that identify where your purpose and focus must be.”
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“Ginny was amazing. She presented and implemented a lot of great stuff, but for me the biggest impact was when she pointed out to the team how they were not scheduling me efficiently. With her coaching, I am able to work one day less and produce more in 3 days than I was previously in 4 days.”
“Our relationship has had a major impact on me. Your assessment hit the nail on the head. All the stuff I knew about and couldn’t admit, and everything I never even saw. You have helped me immensely and given me good direction. I definitely see improvement from where we were just 3 months ago – it's night and day!”
“Ginny Hegarty is consistently a big hit with the team program at LVI. Her high-energy presentations on motivation, communication and performance get the teams fired up as they learn practical strategies to make a difference in their practices. Ginny's passion for what she does is contagious and the feedback on her presentations is fantastic.”
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“Ginny and Bent Ericksen & Associates have been awesome in helping me with my termination and hiring issues. I am better protected and more likely to find a great replacement with their help. Definitely recommend signing up for their HR package, which includes hiring and firing forms protocols, plus consultation support whenever you need it."
“Ginny has solved a lot of gray areas in our practice. I finally feel like we can focus on dentistry. Ginny and Bent Erickson have been very helpful every time I have any questions about HR issues. I would recommend them highly."
“I have used Ginny Hegarty for my human resource needs. I have to say that I was so impressed with how knowledgeable and on top of things she is! It made my life so easy to just cut through to what is absolutely necessary and put these things in her hands. I am definitely more comfortable and confident in knowing that my t's are crossed and my I's are dotted."






