The HR Base Camp Blog

State vaccine mandates are rare, but certainly nothing new. In fact, the first state-wide vaccine mandate in the US was enacted in Massachusetts to combat smallpox in 1809. However, as an employer, the responses to vaccine mandates can run the gamut from confusion to frustration. New mandates are usually unaccompanied by not nearly enough guidance […]

One of the biggest HR myths is that employees don’t like hearing “negative” feedback. On the contrary, studies reveal that employees are better engaged and happier when they receive both reinforcing feedback (what some people call “positive” feedback) and redirecting feedback (or “negative” feedback). That means, believe it or not, your employees want you to […]

Chances are that you’ve heard an employee make an off-hand comment about self-harm. These comments can range from an innocent hyperbolic expression of frustration (e.g. I’m going to kill myself if I have to do that procedure one more time!)  to a serious expression of active suicidal ideation. What if you suspect the employee is […]

When it comes to hiring practices, the job description is usually not top of mind for small practice entrepreneurs. In fact, it’s usually one of the last things on the HR to-do list of small dental and medical offices. Still, if small business leadership understood how much heavy lifting a good job description can do, […]

Chances are, the current childcare crisis has been a major source of frustration for your practice over the past two years. If the calls coming into our Solution Center are any indication, leaders feel wedged between a rock and a hard place, both sympathizing with the plight of employees and frustrated because they need those […]

Of the more than 12,000 dental and medical practices who are members of CEDR or HR Base Camp, the single most frustrating issue reported by practice owners and managers is centered around hiring. There is some good news, sort of. As of the first of July 2021, it appears more qualified applicants are responding to […]

With over 100 changes in employment law this year alone, 2021 is shaping up to be a year of continuous challenges for the leadership of private practices. Nearly halfway through this year, the Delta and Lambda variants threaten to present even more scheduling and hiring challenges in addition to worsening turnover right smack in the […]

From CEDR CEO & Founder Paul Edwards: As vaccinations continue to be distributed to more and more members of the American workforce, one of the recurring questions we are getting in the CEDR Solution Center concerns how to respond to patients who ask about whether or not your team has been vaccinated.  Patients might pose […]

“No, we didn’t do a background check on her before we hired her. She seemed like such a nice person.” “Well, I just ‘Googled’ him, and it looks like he has some sort of criminal record, but I can’t see what it is.” These are things we occasionally hear from our members on the topic […]