Hi Fi,
Thanks for the post. I started my own practice 10 years ago here in Australia and now have built it up. One thing I would change if I had my time back again is to monitor and record things like where my referrals are coming from, my revenue, patient numbers etc...the business side of things (from a practice management system), in order to help you know where your business/revenue is coming from. In terms of this I have helped develop a software system (that is web-based...so you can access from your laptop) called Nookal. Have a look and see what you think, its starts from only $55 AUD per month.
Thanks
Darren