Newsletter: April 2026

What Had Our Attention This Month:

🍃Recognizing burnout inside one of our health and wellness client practices, and what it cost the finances. It didn’t show up as someone quitting. It showed up in the day-to-day and in the texture of the work: intake notes going missing, billing codes transposed three weeks running, the front desk no longer greeting patients by name.

The revenue report looked fine, but the operation was already starting to give. When the team driving your revenue starts cutting corners they used to take pride in, that’s your leading indicator.

Pull last month’s error log and no-show rate before your next staff meeting. If either has thinned since you set the target, the revenue win is borrowing from somewhere your P&L can’t see.

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✨Where Our Energy Went

We decided not to let “Burn Out” take us down. Computers stayed closed on the weekend. We protected time instead of stretching it. We stayed present in the work in front of us, not jumping ahead to the next ten tasks. The discipline is harder than it sounds. But we did it and we are tasking ourselves to continue this journey of “NO MORE BURNOUT”.

Remember: As a leader, the standard you set for yourself becomes the standard your team keeps. If you answer emails at 11pm, you are telling your clients that is the expectation, no policy required. The financial cost shows up two quarters later, in revenue that should have been higher and a team that is more expensive to retain.

Question to ask yourself: what is one thing you, as a leader, are doing right now that your team will copy whether you want them to or not?

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🍃Thoughtful Reads for Your Practice

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🌿Mindful thought of the month

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🔍 Forensic Friday: “What The Fraud?”

The Facts

A hospital, a laboratory, a physician, and staff paid $7.2 million to resolve allegations tied to urine drug tests billed to federal programs. The testing followed payouts rather than patient care.

The Fraud

Referrals were bought, and standing orders made testing automatic. Compensation was tied to what was billed instead of what was treated.

The Effect on Finance

🚩 The Red Flag: Revenue appeared strong until the clawback hit. Revenue built on volume does not survive a chart review. This does not start as fraud, but as a system that rewards volume.

What To Do Now

• Pull every compensation plan tied to referrals, collections, or test counts and review it closely.
  
• Map who orders, who performs, and who profits, and investigate any overlap.
  
• Audit a sample of high-volume services against the chart, not the invoice.
  
• If volume is driving revenue faster than care justifies, do not wait for someone else to ask why.

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