Expand Stage

Who are Expand stage doctors?

You have established a direction for your professional life and want to expand your practice. You have a vision and a mission. You are beginning to reap the rewards of practice growth. You are ready to tackle the world and manifest your vision.

What do doctors in the Expand stage have in common?

You have energy to invest in your vision; you have determined your path and have begun to pour all you have into growth and progress of your practice
You are realizing that YOU are the rate limiting step in all parts of your practice, The pace and volume of practice is increasing
A core work team is formed and this is the group who will help you to realize your vision
You have begun to collect professionals in your life to support your growth and guide in decision making
Methods and systems in clinic have been established, other areas of the practice are following and becoming systematized; you are feeling invigorated by the results you see in the success of your practice
Life long professional relationships are forming and are foundational to your growth
You are starting to see some of your referral sources go away because they have affiliated with a DSO which employs their own specialists
You have begun to recognize the changing practice environment: you struggle to hire and retain employees as they go to work for DSOs which offer benefits and pay you cannot match; you realize you have no bargaining power with suppliers and insurance groups who are catering to larger organizations

What are the unique challenges for Expand stage doctors?

Expanders are ready to go, ready to work, ready to invest time and energy. The challenge is finding the right mentors, the right people to pair with and then making the right decisions. Efficiency in decision is what separates the Expanders who excel early from those who trip on poor decisions, poor guidance or those lacking support. Expand stage doctors risk a deteriorating personal life as the practice demands more and more of your time.

You are starting to be concerned about how your growth can be sustained; you have a big list of ideas which, if implemented, would make you more profitable--but you lack the implementation manpower
Rapid growth can bring imbalance within the office and/or with personal life; the office is starting to take you away from your family
Though you have energy and ideas, you may have trouble shifting and focusing, choosing the best options
With the rate of growth, the repercussions of each decision are heavy and you don't know who to trust for answers and advice
You leave the office exhausted from putting out fires and solving problems
As you become more successful, you find it more difficult to identify and relate, creating dissonance with your peer group
The digital treatment planning now means work is always with you. It is draining and your family often feels you are physically, but not mentally present with them
You want to leave a positive mark on our profession and your community

EPIC4 is the perfect Partner for Expand Stage Doctors

EPIC4 will provide the Expand Stage doctor support beyond what can be found virtually anywhere else. We will partner with you to maximize your daily efficiencies, thus minimizing the administrative portion of practice ownership. Increased efficiencies will result in increased satisfaction at work and at home.

We have been in your shoes; EPIC4 offers the camaraderie of our doctors and professionals to support your learning curve
Our hundreds of years of collective experience have allowed us to develop systems which you will make you more efficient
EPIC4 offers the camaraderie of our doctors and professionals to support your learning curve
We have the administrative part of practice handled, so you can focus on the clinic, building relationships with families, and leading your team.
All the doctors at EPIC4 have benefitted from the camaraderie and friendship as ortho peers; there is enormous strength in group sharing
The power of time relative to wealth generation is on your side; you are young and EPIC4 is a powerful investment tool
Our annual in person meeting features practical presentations to address many of these challenges; presentations are given by those who have faced and surmounted these same obstacles
Through our group buying power, our Employee Benefits Package will allow you to attract and retain better team members

EPIC4 was designed to help doctors at all stages in their career create wealth they did not dream was possible.

Brooks Barefoot DDS

Founding Doctor

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