I have worked with several Start Up practices mostly Primary Care, but also did a cancer center and converted 5 medium sized groups into 1 large group. Fun stuff!! I am tagging this thread and will try to offer up what help I can in the thread and keep an eye on it for all the other great idea's people have here. As far as P & P goes you can get templates from the sources above and or copy from other practices it really comes down to the state you are operating in and what the laws are there. Most of the time the Policies are checked through some sort of legal council to make sure they are actually valid and enforceable in your state. If you and your doc are pretty familiar with the laws in your state or with prior practice P & P you probably already have a good start, for the tough stuff you will need to consult an attorney. But really for a single provider practice how much staff are you really talking about needing to hire right away? Feel free to fire specific questions here and we can try to answer for you.
Biggest advice for any start up is to create a checklist for each of the various different tasks that need to be completed. Keep the important contact people and their information at the top and make it easy to update and handy so you can make several phone calls back to the people that fail to get back with you on your requests.
Payer credentialing/enrollment, hiring/payroll, P & P, IT/EMR, etc., etc.
Don't get too overwhelmed. We can help.
Jon Gilbert
Physician Support Service LLC