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Medical Journal - Houston
April 2016
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FINANCIAL
PERSPECTIVES
Interview questions for the
administrator position
BY REED TINSLEY, CPA, practice?
CVA, CFP, CHBC
Describe the professional achievement of
which you are proudest.
At some point, your physician
medical practice may need to
hire a new office manager or
administrator (I am assuming
you know the difference between the two).
During the interview process, the questions
you ask your applicants are crucial to
making the right hire. I have put together
a few questions below to ask your applicant
during his or her interview. You might not
use all of them, but I suggest trying to use
most of them.
What would your recommended budget
ratios be, as a percentage of revenues, for
labor, facilities, and marketing, for a practice
similar to the one you left, and why?
Describe how you believe a practice should
optimally use its CPA and attorney.
Describe how you might correct an over-
budget situation in any one fiscal quarter.
Applicant Name: _________________
Date: ________ Grade: _________
In your opinion, what are the most
important financial benchmarks to monitor
on an ongoing basis.
To the Interviewer: Ask the applicant to
respond to the following:
Specifically, what revenue cycle benchmarks
should be monitored on an ongoing basis.
Quote the mission statement of a recent
employer and tell us about one or more ways
you helped fulfill it.
Describe how you would monitor our
overhead to make sure costs are contained
and efficient.
Describe a challenge you have faced in
dealing with a physician governing board
and how you dealt with it.
A part-time temporary person wishes to
be an independent contractor rather than
an employee. Explain how you would
determine if this were feasible and the risks
to the practice.
Tell us about the professional organizations
in which you participate.
Describe your continuing
activities in the past year.
education
Given a budget for your own professional
education, what areas would you seek
education in to be better able to serve this
List the regulatory issues/agencies with
which a medical group needs to monitor
compliance.
Describe the most common internal
controls for a medical practice.