The Minimum Viable Practice: A Modern Approach to Private Practice Success REPLAY

Thinking about starting a private practice but feeling stuck by all the moving pieces? In this webinar, Elana Miller shares her Minimum Viable Practice (MVP) Framework, a practical approach for clinicians who want to launch faster, avoid overbuilding, and create a sustainable private practice without unnecessary complexity. You'll learn how to stop getting lost in planning, focus on what actually matters, and build a practice that grows from real patient demand instead of assumptions. Whether you're a psychiatrist, PMHNP, therapist, physician, naturopath, chiropractor, or other healthcare professional, this session will help you identify the essentials needed to launch and scale successfully. In This Webinar: • Why most clinicians overbuild and never launch • The entrepreneurial mindset required for private practice success • Cash-pay vs insurance models and how to choose the right path • The minimum viable tech stack for a new practice • How to define your ideal patient and unique selling proposition (USP) • Building systems that scale without creating more work for yourself • When to automate, delegate, or eliminate tasks • Common mistakes new practice owners make and how to avoid them • Live Q&A covering credentialing, cash transitions, legal forms, coverage, practice acquisition, and more Resources Mentioned • Minimum Viable Practice Toolkit • Dream Practice School: https://www.skool.com/dream-practice-... • Dream Practice Academy: https://go.zenpsychiatry.com/dream-pr... • Private Practice Roadmap for Psychiatric Prescribers: https://go.zenpsychiatry.com/build-yo... • PracticeQ EHR Platform: https://www.practiceq.com/ About Elana Miller, MD Dr. Elana Miller is a Harvard, USC, and UCLA-trained psychiatrist specializing in integrative psychiatry. She is the founder of Dream Practice Academy, where she helps psychiatric prescribers build values-aligned private practices that create greater freedom, fulfillment, and financial sustainability. #PrivatePractice #Psychiatry #PMHNP #MentalHealthPractice #PracticeManagement #HealthcareEntrepreneurship #IntegrativePsychiatry #PrivatePracticeSuccess #PracticeQ #DreamPracticeAcademy Chapters 00:00 Introduction & Welcome 00:47 Meet Dr. Elana Miller 01:15 Why Clinicians Overcomplicate Private Practice 02:07 The Anti-MVP Cautionary Tale 04:29 What Is a Minimum Viable Practice? 07:36 The 5-Step MVP Roadmap 08:18 Step 1: Adopt the Entrepreneurial Mindset 10:08 The Three Hats of Private Practice Ownership 11:15 MVP Toolkit & Recommended Resources 12:51 Step 2: Choosing Your Business Model 13:41 Cash Pay vs Insurance: Pros and Cons 17:06 Step 3: Build Your MVP Tech Stack 19:20 The Essential Tools You Actually Need 20:29 Why Elana Recommends PracticeQ 22:59 Legal, Financial & Operational Essentials 25:52 Step 4: Define Your USP & Ideal Patient 29:42 Building a Compelling Unique Selling Proposition 34:20 Step 5: Launch and Build Systems That Scale 36:58 Eliminate, Automate, Then Delegate 38:12 Real Examples of System Simplification 40:38 Additional Resources & Private Practice Roadmap 41:37 Live Q&A Begins 42:01 Starting a Private Practice as a New Graduate PMHNP 43:39 Hybrid vs Cash vs Insurance Models 45:03 Should You Buy an Existing Practice? 46:04 Transitioning from Insurance to Cash Pay 48:51 Call Coverage, Vacations & Time Off 50:50 Legal Forms, Consents & Office Policies 52:21 Membership vs Fee-for-Service Models 53:52 Email Communication with Patients 54:50 Is Integrative Psychiatry a Strong Niche? 55:56 Credentialing During Residency or Fellowship 56:47 Sole Proprietor vs PLLC 57:46 When Is It Time to Expand Your Practice?