Boost net income in 2005 by simplifying finances
Cosmetic Surgery Times

The trouble with New Year's resolutions is their limited shelf life.

Often, most resolutions--personal and professional--are little more than hazy memories less than a month or two into the New Year.

The main reason for such lack of commitment, say the experts, is the impossibly difficult demands that most New Year's resolutions place on well-meaning but naive pledgers. When it comes to your practice in 2005, there's no need to make ambitious but unattainable promises. Here are seven easy steps you can take to simplify your life, lower expenses and pump up your net income in the New Year:

1. Slash your communication costs

As a physician, you have to keep yourself reachable. In that department, you never had it so good. With your cell phone, pager, broadband Internet access and regular telephone service, you're never far from anyone you want to reach (or anyone who wants to reach you).

The trouble is that you're probably paying a lot more than you realize for all that techno-communication. If you're like most practitioners, you added individual services one at a time, paying top dollar for each. One way to lower these costs is to take advantage of the bundled plans now offered by most providers.

All-in-one plans range from unlimited local and long distance telephone calling to single-provider telephone, Internet connection, cable TV and cell phone service.