1) Start small, stay flexible, make as few financial commitments as possible |
2) Involve the best (clinical) team members possible (don't compromise, listen to instinct) |
3) Keep research focused, but clinic broad |
4) Recruit from within where possible (it is expensive to bring people in) |
5) Develop benchmarks to evaluate progress |
6) Track utilization (who calls, who comes) – useful for reports to funding partners and for grant proposals |
7) Hire the team before opening clinic doors |
8) Streamline administration |
9) Electronic medical records – can save money in long run |
10) Recommend good technology/infrastructure that is scalable, with ideally the same firewall as the university or hospital (same IS support, maintenance, etc.) |
11) Maximize revenue generating space |