Managing Employees When They Make Mistakes – Addressing Employee Performance and Restoring the Workplace

Have you ever had an employee who has made a mistake and now you’re scrambling about what to do next?

Your business needs a set of reasonable rules and guidelines for employees to follow. This helps to create a safe and respectful workplace and protect the privacy rights of your patients and employees.

Your healthcare practice should have a written policy and procedure to guide you in your response to a privacy and security incident.

Sometimes, our employees have been directly involved in the incident. For example:

• Petty theft (personal gain)
• Snooping in patient or employee records (disregarding policies)
• Faxing a report to the wrong recipient (carelessness)
• Using patient or employee information to cause harm (malice)

When employees and healthcare providers do not meet our expectations, sanctions or discipline may be appropriate.

In this episode #105 of the Practice Management Nuggets Podcast, guest human resources expert Stacey Messner gives practical advice to clinic managers and privacy officers to navigate difficult conversations after an employee makes a mistake.

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Managing Employees When They Make Mistakes – Addressing Employee Performance and Restoring the Workplace | Episode #105

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