This service is intended so that the doctor will be able to
walk into the practice and commence consulting. We can work within
a budget and develop the practice specifically to your requirements.
These are the areas included in the consultancy:
* Advice in the design of the practice (Under the Workplace Health & Safety
Requirements and Accreditation standards)
* Prepare the list of recommended licences and arrange for the
lodgement of these licences
* Arrange staff recruitment, training, rosters, contracts, (with
job descriptions) and negotiate rate of pay (as per award)
* Contracts and/or agreements for the doctors
* Provide information on the hire purchase for the equipment,
fixture and/or fittings (if applicable)
* Order Medical Consumables and Equipment
* Provide quotes and advice on the right computer package, photocopier,
facsimile, phone system etc.
* Assess other sources of revenue and prepare all Medicare/DVA
applications for submission
* Marketing
* Arrange an account and order stationery
* Arrange Insurance
Optional Extras
* Set-up Financial System
* General Business Plan
* Arrange a Staff Manual and educate staff on accreditation and
confidentiality issues
Do you need a Practice Manager?
Are you aware that AMA Services Queensland have Business Solutions
Consultants that can manage your practice for a weekly consultancy
fee ?
The Advantages
• You will not have to pay superannuation
• You will not have to pay PAYG Income Tax
• You will not have to pay more for an experienced Practice
Manager
• You will have an experienced Practice Manager with updated
knowledge
• Professional and personalised service
• Fully computerised accounting system
• Peace of mind through fully secured back-up systems
• Provide you with timely, monthly financial reporting
Our Business Solutions consultants specialise in:
• All the financial operations including GST for General & Specialist
Practices
• General Practice Accreditation
• Computer Applications and knowledge in most Medical Software
packages
• Human Resource Issues, such as appraisals, training and
recruitment
• Practice Appraisals
General Practice Amalgamation
AMA Services Queensland provides expert consultants to provide
advice and ensure the correct procedures for Amalgamation are
achieving the deadline. This service involves: Administration
Human Resource, such as interviewing, performance appraisals
etc…
• Medical Centre Direction
• Agreements: Assistant with/without
view, Associateship
• Financial Set-up
• Goodwill Appraisal
• Appraisal of fixtures and fittings
Medical Centre Direction
An AMA Services Queensland consultant can provide advice on
increasing the profitability of the practice. The following advice
we can provide you with are:
• Comparisons from other similar practices
• Reduce Bulk-Billing
• Reduce your treatment room costs
• Reduce the cost of practice consumables
• Assess other sources of revenue
• Assess the advantage of a group practice
• Improve Goodwill / Sale value of Practice
Human Resource Issues - Appraisals, Contracts etc...
An AMA Services Queensland consultant will provide the following
service:
• Draft a job description to suit the practice and doctors
• Review Practice Staffing situation and give advice on
the most cost effective staffing solution
• Prepare financial reports on staff costing
• Prepare roster and selection criteria
• Interview Candidates
• Negotiate rate of pay
• Choose successful candidate while liaising with the principal
doctor
• Provide the successful candidate(s) with an employment
contract, outlining their position description, employment
status, hours of work, rate of pay, standards of behaviour expected,
practice policies, workplace health & safety
matters, type of leave (eg, annual leave) and any other special
requirements
• Provide the candidate with a confidentiality statement
and any other necessary contracts
General Practice Amalgamation
AMA Services Queensland provides expert consultants to provide
advice and ensure the correct procedures for Amalgamation are
achieving the deadline. This service involves:
• Administration
• Human Resource, such as interviewing, performance appraisals
etc…
• Medical Centre Direction
• Agreements: Assistant with/without view, Associateship
• Financial Set-up
• Goodwill Appraisal
• Appraisal of fixtures and fittings
Financial Setup
AMA Services Queensland provide expert consultants to give
advice and set-up an effective financial system. We liaise with
the principal doctors and the accountant to achieve a successful
and functional structure. We also:
• Give advice and liaise with the accountant on the most
effective company structure
• Choose the correct and most cost effective accounting
package for the practice
• Set-up chart of accounts
• Prepare an end of month system that suits the practice
• Set-up the system and train the appropriate staff
• Liaise with the accountant re-company structure (if applicable)
Equipment, Fittings and Fixtures Appraisals
An AMA Services Queensland consultant will visit the practice
and provide the practice with an inventory and costs of the Equipment,
Fixtures and Fittings.
Goodwill Appraisal
An AMA Services Queensland consultant will provide a Goodwill
Appraisal based upon Capitalisation of Maintainable Earnings.
In other words the profit of the practice. The calculation requires
information on revenue, costs, equipment, position of the practice,
practice fees, management etc.
Please note if a goodwill appraisal is required, an assessment
of equipment, fixtures and fittings is required for the calculation.
Consultancies
Here at AMA Services Queensland we understand practices require
tailor-made consultancy packages from time to time. We have consultants
who can offer obligation-free quotes for your specific requirements.
Alternatively, you may like to choose from one of our 'tried
and true' consultancy packages. These include:
• Bulk Billing to Private Billing
• Staff Contracts
• Human Resource Consultancies
• Feasibility Studies
• IT Consultancies
Conflict Management
Harmony in the workplace promotes an efficient, effective operational
environment
It is not uncommon for workplaces to find themselves involved
or surrounded by workplace conflict. Often this requires third
party mediation to ensure outcomes that will be profitable to
parties and practice.
A harmonius workplace is of benefit to all.
• Staff
• Associates
• Workplace
• Partners
• Contractors
Computer Setup and Advice
An AMA Services Queensland consultant will provide the following
service in relation to Computer Set-up:
Development of a Technology Strategy Plan.
The Technology Strategy Plan provides a practice with an understanding
of where they are going with their information systems over the
next 12 months to 2 years. It provides an analysis of:
• The current system and the deficiencies that it may have.
• The training that is required to ensure that all users
are getting the most from the systems and a plan for providing
this training.
• How new technology can be applied to the practice to
address real business issues.
• How the Internet can be used effectively by the practice.
Development of an Operations Manual
The Operations manual details how the computer systems should
be run and more importantly how they should be maintained. Typically
this information is kept in the heads of a few people and is
not available to the right people at the right time. The operations
manual resides onsite and contains:
• The correct and verified process for creating reliable
backups of the system
• The correct and verified process for recovering these
backups
• Most backups are never tested to determine if they are
in fact useful
• The virus protection scheme and the process of managing
it
• Managing and maintaining the computers, printers and
other peripheral equipment
• Software license management and maintenance
• Hardware maintenance that matches the needs of the practice
• Details of the hardware and software configuration and
the change management process associated with the
system
• Contact details for all of the system related organisation
that the Practice deals with
Implementation of a new system
•Advise on software and hardware needs
•Acquire and install the software and hardware systems
•Organise training for end-users
•Provide ongoing technical support
The Practice Business Plan
An AMA Services Queensland consultant will provide a Business
Plan designed specifically for the practice. Any successful Medical
Practice requires a documented direction. This documentation
will include:
An AMA Services Queensland consultant would provide the practice
with a profit and loss and a comparison (to other similar practices)
outlining the following:
The AMA has draft agreements that are designed by our Solicitors.
These agreements are legally binding and are designed for a standard
practice. If you require more specific information to be included
in the Agreement there is a further charge.
Agreements Available
• Associate
• Employee
• Contractor
General Practice Accreditation
We can give advice on the accreditation issues that will need
to be addressed at your practice.
• Provide resource information and advice on how to conform
to these requirements.
• Do a dummy survey visit and offer suggestions in how
to pass the accreditation requirements.
