Too little time? We can help

As a medical professional, you spend a lot of time taking care of other people. How well do you take care of yourself? Here are some effective ways to help you manage everything that’s on your plate, at work and at home:

Get quality help at the office. Too little time for all of the work involved in running a medical practice? National Recalls can help. We can help you better manage all of those tasks and provide a personal touch to your patients at a fraction of the cost it would take you to hire someone. By using us, you don’t have to worry about the expense, time and space required for a full time employee. We can handle pre-appointment reminder and daily confirmation calls, which can help your practice operate more efficiently by reducing the number of no-shows. We’ll handle incoming calls any day or time, which can make sure patients talk to a live person instead of getting voicemail or waiting on hold for long periods of time.

Exercise regularly. You know regular exercise will help you feel so much better. While hitting the gym can be a great way to stay active, make an effort to spend time outdoors in the winter months. The natural light from a daily walk, playing in the snow or eating lunch on a park bench can dramatically help elevate your mood.

Get more sleep. Getting enough shut-eye is vital. If you’re like most people, though, you get less sleep around the uber-hectic holidays. There’s no doubt about it, the holidays are busy. But too little sleep can make you feel crabby and could make you more prone to colds and the flu. Some studies also have linked too little sleep with weight gain. Making the time for adequate sleep also can do wonders for your health and mood. Make sleep a priority, even if it means scaling back on some of your commitments.

Go easy on yourself. Your holiday dinner with your family didn’t go so well? Your mother didn’t like the gift you picked out for her? Relax. Remember that things are bound to go wrong during the holidays. They even made a movie about it — National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.