Why Visiting Other Practices Accelerates Growth

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Episode Description

What if one of the fastest ways to grow as a podiatrist had nothing to do with new marketing tactics or equipment purchases? In this episode, I share a recent experience hosting a visiting physician and why spending your own time and resources to learn from other practices can dramatically shorten your learning curve.

We break down practical takeaways from this visit—from treatment sheet workflows and low-cost in-room patient education to perspectives on shockwave for wounds, MIS surgery in the office, and real-world thoughts on Swift technology costs. This is a candid look at how collaboration, observation, and curiosity can directly influence clinical efficiency and practice design.

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Timestamps

• [00:00] Why hosting visiting doctors benefits both sides

• [01:20] The mindset of investing time and money to learn from others

• [02:35] Treatment sheets, front desk flow, and simple workflow improvements

• [03:50] Using in-room TVs and USB videos for patient education

• [05:05] Shockwave for wounds and navigating insurance hesitation

• [06:30] Office-based MIS surgery as a time-efficient alternative

• [07:40] Swift technology: effectiveness, tip costs, and real frustrations

• [09:05] Why visiting other practices should be intentional and ongoing

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Key Takeaway

Regularly visiting other practices—and paying attention to their systems, not just their medicine—can accelerate your growth faster than trying to figure everything out on your own.

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Conclusion

If you’re early in your career or even years into practice, consider scheduling regular visits to other offices to see how they operate, educate patients, and structure care. If this episode sparked an idea or challenged your thinking, reach out or share your perspective—I always enjoy the dialogue.