CEO & Founder David Dahm established Health and Life after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing his car into a tree at 5:30 am after work. Nine operations later David wanted to change the healthcare system. Rather than work for the man on Wall Street he wants to work for the man on the street. SERVICES - PEACE OF MIND SOLUTIONS
We provide accounting, tax, practice management and health care c
onsulting solutions for Medical, Dental, Allied Health and Elite Sports People in the following areas;
Strategic Planning
Financial Management
Valuations
Benchmarking
The Good, Bad and Ugly Report
The Monthly Dashboard Report
The Annual Practice Traffic Light Reporting Cycle
Accounting and Taxation
Personal Financial Planning
Human Resources
Quality Assurance and Systems
Specialised Services
Seminars & Training
Free Practice Tips
WHY HEALTHCARE? David Dahm, CEO and Founder of Health and Life was impacted by a car accident that changed his life - In David's words;
"In one moment I had a terrible but positive life changing experience. On 8th July 1989 at 5:33am on a cold Tuesday morning, after working long hours as an accountant I feel asleep at the wheel of my car and crashed into a tree. Do you have to die before you can live? This did change my life and others like me who have had similar experience. Founder Steve Jobs from Apple has a similar story like many who have had a near death experience. Not that we recommend this is a way of finding your purpose!"
WHY THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSION? "Despite coming from a family of medicos, I felt ‘lost in the healthcare system’ and nine operations later in 1992 I founded Health and Life. Today the firm is a national, high profile accounting, tax and healthcare consulting firm for the healthcare industry and the community. Every person has a right to lead a free and self- fulfilled life. Through financial and health literacy, Health and Life’s vision is to help health professionals become empowered patient advocates. In a free society, the same freedom and access to the health system should be available to people from all walks of life. Every healthcare provider is in a unique position to touch the lives of every person to help them reach this goal. I believe in the timely delivery of health and financial literacy information to individuals so they can lead a self-fulfilled life. It only takes a moment to change some one’s life." WHY ARE WE UNIQUE? To our knowledge there is no other company offering the same range of services and support to doctors anywhere in Australia. Acknowledging that many owners in general do not have the business skills, time nor expertise to deal with the commercial realities that impact on their practice, our particular focus is on enabling hands-on management. Today, the healthcare profession is under more pressure than ever before. Medicare, third party payers, and computerised office systems are making the practice of medicine more and more complex. It's no secret that running a successful healthcare practice in the new millennium takes time and business expertise. Something a lot of owners just don't have and more importantly they are not trained for. And while they desperately try to juggle their dual roles of doctor and business person, their main asset - their patient base - suffers. All of this has a great impact on the bottom line. Current healthcare and taxation reforms threaten to reduce the viability and high quality of medical care in Australia forever. For doctors and dentists our key strategy is to ethically and legally use the healthcare reforms to the advantage of their professions. We have identified the areas that generate the greatest problems in a medical practice and developed solutions to yield the greatest benefits. You may choose to have us provide a single or total package. We offer a total support network for your practice - reducing non-chargeable hours, wastage and accountancy fees, to increasing your fee base, productivity and quality of service. This all adds up to a healthier profit for you and a better service to your patients. We have also developed a unique payroll program called the Doctors’ Pay Calculator, which simplifies legal, tax and accounting compliance for employers. We understand the day to day practice management problems. Are we what you are looking for?
