DoctorDemographics Podcast

Foreign Migration Impacts to Your Practice

This episode discusses the ways that you can work with these local and national trends to build a new patient base that is educated and ready to work. We will discuss the priorities of these migrants, where they might settle, and what you can do to attract them to your practice. Please be aware that Doctor Demographics can identify where the new immigrant residents are moving, what they want from your practice, and how to attract them.

Should You Open a Practice in the South?

Go South Young Man! The national trend right now is to look at the southern end of the country for opening a new professional practice. There are many big cities that are growing there and there is tremendous attention from the doctor community. So, the big question is this: Should YOU Go South?

Practice Placement Secrets for Doctors

Doctors often find themselves influenced by locations that OTHER doctors are considering for purchase or development. This session explains how this is both good and bad. It also features the parts of the U.S. that are good bets and those that are not. For more information, visit us at: https://doctordemographics.com

Slanted Demographics

Workers And Employees

Retail As A Sign Of Best Place To Practice

Finding a location is tough.  But there are non-demographic factors that can offer you a serious hint about places that show potential for practice locations or may serve as a warning NOT to go there.  This session is about how retail sales is a sign of the good or back potential for practice.

Evaluating Professional Plaza

It has long been popular to place practice in a "Medical Plaza" for various healthcare offices. There was a sense of unity and protection for these practices. This podcast deals with the issues that you might keep in mind. But the rationale for these centers is shifting. This video is a must-see!  

Borders and Barriers For Your Practice

In order to do proper practice viability or best sites report, knowing a practice's borders and boundaries is all-important in order to offer geographic "context" for the site, Yes, we will discuss isochrones, proxemics, and centers of gravity.  This is very useful stuff!

Makes A Perfect Place to Practice

In this episode, Scott Mcdonald dives into why you should put a practice where the perfect place is as well as the three traditional demographic imperatives for practice: economic growth, population growth, and socioeconomics. He said, "A rising birth rate is one indicator of who can step into your practice and benefit from it." And remember, the percentage of people tends to be even more important than how much they're earning. Also, when it comes to choosing a location that shows the mos...

Staff As A Problem

Dr. Scott McDonald delivered a talk about staff that may jeopardize healthcare practices in the United States. The problem is that the number of people available to work, university enrollments, and young people's scholarships are all declining. In summary, there is a demographic problem. They refuse to labor for any amount of money. So, as someone who has typically taken young people, taught, motivated, and gotten them going successfully, it can be resolved by finding places in the United...

Specialist

On today's podcast, Scott McDonald discussed the Demographics of specialty practice and their imperatives. He said that it is necessary to understand the distinction between experts. He shared how specialists choose the population they would serve based on various variables, priorities, calculations, and techniques to cluster it into surrounding hospitals. Visit www.doctordemographics.com to know more

School

Do you have an interest in going to medical school? Young people interested in going to medical school need to know about all the opportunities out there for them and more. Here are a few things you need to know about and then you can decide where, when, why, and how much (cost-wise) you want a medical career.

One Party

When it comes to choosing a place to practice, the rule of thumb on "Growth" has not changed but competition ratios have to be reexamined. "Practice Clustering" is changing the calculations a little, especially for specialist practices.  That is why choosing a demographic company that does real analysis (not just publishes competition figures) is so vital.     There is a new urgency in determining public policies that will help or hurt practice value in the long run based on "Public Choi...

Are You Kidding: Michigan, Ohio, and Kansas

For a long time Michigan, Ohio, and Kansas have been off the "Best Places " lists for demographers.  Employment, labor participation, income, and growth have not really been that bad but they have not been outstanding either.  But with increased growth, lower housing prices, relatively lower taxes, and superior single-family home availability, this region has popped back up to the top of many lists.  Let's explore why.

Fortune Favors The Bold

Many doctors are afraid to move forward with their plan to open practice because of demographic trends like interest rates rising and the fact that the number of practices for sale isn't so good. Despite these trends, now is the time to be bold and to start your research while so many are quitting because of fear and confusion. In this video, Scott Mcdonald talks about how to do your research on these demographic trends to have a better understanding of how to use them to your advantage.

Mergers and Acquisitions (and Divestments)

A combination of fields can create a higher level of success for your practice. By studying the demographics in your area, you can ensure that a combination of practices is a smart step to take toward greater success. In this episode, Scott explains the ins and outs of merging practices correctly to assure higher revenue for your business.

Population Density

Population density is an important issue to consider when choosing your practice location. Many practices suffer because of the effect population density has on their location, so it's extremely important to know how to properly recognize a location's worth depending on the population density. In this video, Scott McDonald discusses the considerations that must be made when determining the correct location for your practice.

Playing Hooky or Malaise

Have you noticed that your employees aren’t working with the same enthusiasm as they used to and should? If you have noticed this, then it might surprise you to know that you’re not alone in this situation. Why is this happening and how long will it last? In this lecture video, Scott McDonald takes the time to answer these questions.  

The Empty Quarter

Business location is crucial for both starting a fresh business, or moving your establishment. At Dr. Demographics we provide valuable information tips to help you decide which kind of location will suit your business needs, as well as things you need to take into consideration when searching for the right spot. In this video, Scott McDonald discusses the trends that are causing certain areas to grow as well as progress and explains how to use the empty quarter to your advantage so you c...

California Redistricting

In this video, Scott Mcdonald talks about the demographic trends of California. Even if you aren’t thinking about moving your practice to California, it's really important to understand the demographic trends going on there. This knowledge can be valuable because many of those trends are also happening in other places that could be beneficial to your business. For this reason, Scott explains the details of these trends while using California as an example, so you can know how to properly...

Living Alone

Aren't you fascinated by the changes happening right now? The baby boom generation is retiring, leading to big structural changes in the health care system. But there are at least two other demographic trends that are affecting people's lives on a more everyday basis. Those are on the number of people living alone and on declines in certain kinds of health care costs associated with treating people who live together. In this episode of Doctor Demographics, Scott talks about one of the demo...

Harnessing The Power of Demographics for Your Practice

Have you ever gotten a demographic report and have no idea what all the information in it means or know how to apply it to the success of your business? If you feel this way then this video is for you. In this webinar, Mike Green discusses how to harness the power of demographics for your practice. To explain this, Mike talks about the key demographics for doctors and explains them in detail with examples so you’ll have the best understanding of this concept. These demographics will help...

Perfect Place to Practice

In this video, Scott McDonald talks about why specific locations are good and why some are bad. Scott also goes over common questions that doctors have asked him about finding the perfect location for their practice. He then explains the different factors of picking a good location for your business so that you’ll receive the most benefits from that area. There are still good locations available for your practice, you just have to know how to find them, and if you watch this video, you w...

The Great Reshuffle

Immigrants

Race in the News

Worthy

Unemployment and Practice Sites

California Exodus

Weather and Demographics

Multi-generation

Birthrates, Suburbs, and Best Places to Practice

Location and the Entrepreneurial Reset

Progressives and Demographics

Heartland

Factors for Practice Potential - Long Version

Factors for Practice Potential - Long Version  

Factors for Practice Potential - Long Version

Factors for Practice Potential - Long Version  

Demographics of Partnership

They Went That Away!

Outbid, Outgunned - Short Version

Outbid, Outgunned - Short Version

Post-Pandemic World

How to Market Your Practice

In this episode, Dr. McDonald shares 5 Trade Secrets on how to market your pracrice. 

Site Evaluation. The Process

In this episode, Dr. McDonald emphasizes how to choose your geographic boundaries and evaluate locations.   

Best Site to Place Your Practice

In this episode, Dr. McDonald gives a summation of the best sites where you could place your practice. This is based on their special report called Best Sites Report.

Suburban Renewal & Wasting Money

Suburban Renewal & Wasting Money

Long-COVID Panic Uneven Opening

Long-COVID Panic Uneven Opening  

Economic Civil War

As Joel Katlin says "Our national divide is usually cast in terms of ideology, race, climate, and gender. But it might be more accurate to see our national conflict as regional and riven by economic function. The schism is between two ways of making a living, one based in the incorporeal world of media and digital transactions, the other in the tangible world of making, growing, and using real things.” This episode deals with the upcoming Economic Civil War

Divided Government & Demographics

We are seeing the signs that when a single political party has little opposition in its legislatures, very bad things (in policy) occur.  The poster-child in California.  Terrible abuses of power are occurring and those seeking to relocated to such places (as defined by states and counties) should be forewarned.  Hawaii is another great example of bad things on the horizon.

Practicing in an Energy State

It may seem a little odd, but the Federal Policies being considered will influence where you want to put your practice.  Some states are looking less desirable as the foundation of their economies are in flux.

Hidden Challenges, Invisible Commutes

Where people are working has shifted.  Working from home, new office sites, changes in commutes have made the office they considered convenient "off the beaten path."  This session talks about what to do to build your visibility again.