Focus on the Future Archives - Wisdom. Applied. https://blog.weisspc.com/category/focus-on-the-future/ Wisdom Applied - Decoding the Business of Healthcare — Mark Weiss’s Perspective Mon, 25 May 2026 14:29:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 183918279 Memorial Day https://blog.weisspc.com/memorial-day-2026/ https://blog.weisspc.com/memorial-day-2026/#respond Mon, 25 May 2026 13:28:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=33095 We analogize business to war. Litigation to battle. Negotiation to struggle.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/memorial-day-2026/feed/ 0 33095 The Essential Money Discussion – A Conversation with Financial Planner Justin Harvey, ChFC, CFP https://blog.weisspc.com/preserving-wealth-hard-money-conversations/ https://blog.weisspc.com/preserving-wealth-hard-money-conversations/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=37000 Mark F. Weiss sat down to chat with Justin Harvey, ChFC, CFP, a well-known financial planner whose practice focuses heavily on working with anesthesiologists and pain management physicians, about preserving wealth, not just accumulating it. The talk centered on the importance of having hard money conversations to keep your family together.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/preserving-wealth-hard-money-conversations/feed/ 0 37000 What’s Your Story? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-story-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-story-audio/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:48:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30438 What story are you telling about your practice?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-story-audio/feed/ 0 30438 What’s Your Story? https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-story/ https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-story/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29973 What story are you telling about your practice? If you're not telling one, or if you're not telling it convincingly, someone else is out there telling another story about you or your group that is likely to be believed.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-story/feed/ 0 29973 What’s Your Story? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-story-medical-group-minute/ https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-story-medical-group-minute/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 13:23:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29170 What story are you telling about your practice?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/whats-your-story-medical-group-minute/feed/ 0 29170 Why Your Past Doesn’t Count – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-past-doesnt-count-medical-group-minute-2/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-past-doesnt-count-medical-group-minute-2/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:37:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29078 Many medical groups (actually, many of all sorts of businesses) shortchange their future as a result of their past.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-past-doesnt-count-medical-group-minute-2/feed/ 0 29078 Are You Asking the Wrong Question About Your Future? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/asking-the-right-question-medical-group-future-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/asking-the-right-question-medical-group-future-audio/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:03:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28628 The right question regarding the uncertain future, is to ask is what underlies your profession, your specialty, or its role.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/asking-the-right-question-medical-group-future-audio/feed/ 0 28628 Department of the Future – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/department-of-the-future-business-strategy-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/department-of-the-future-business-strategy-audio/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2023 11:05:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28390 Anita Roddick, the late founder of the highly successful natural cosmetics chain, The Body Shop, which she sold to the cosmetic giant L'Oréal for $1.1 billion, was a tremendously driven entrepreneur and an extreme social and political activist.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/department-of-the-future-business-strategy-audio/feed/ 0 28390 There’s an App for That HIPAA Violation – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-an-app-for-that-hipaa-violation-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-an-app-for-that-hipaa-violation-video/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27417 Cyber criminals pay far more for health data than for credit card or banking information.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-an-app-for-that-hipaa-violation-video/feed/ 0 27417 Coming Soon to the Closed Mall Near You – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/coming-soon-to-the-closed-mall-near-you-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/coming-soon-to-the-closed-mall-near-you-sim/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24073 Ride along with Mark as he talks about malls. Closed malls, in particular, and the opportunity for you.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/coming-soon-to-the-closed-mall-near-you-sim/feed/ 0 24073 Incentives and Compensation Plans for Medical Groups and Healthcare Businesses – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/incentives-compensation-medical-groups-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/incentives-compensation-medical-groups-audio/#respond Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:00:40 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9704 Sure, compensation plans are about money, but they're certainly not only about money.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/incentives-compensation-medical-groups-audio/feed/ 0 9704 There’s an App for That HIPAA Violation https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-an-app-for-that-hipaa-violation/ https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-an-app-for-that-hipaa-violation/#respond Mon, 21 May 2018 15:00:06 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9674 I recently read a post on someone’s blog in which the author addressed the question of using Amazon’s Alexa in an operating room. I used to think that there was no such thing as a stupid question, but now I have to reconsider. On the other hand, are you already carrying a little spy into...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-an-app-for-that-hipaa-violation/feed/ 0 9674 Incentive and Compensation Plans for Medical Group and Healthcare Businesses – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/incentives-compensation-medical-groups-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/incentives-compensation-medical-groups-video/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:00:49 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9006 Compensation plans work in conjunction with all agreements to incentivize the climate you want in your medical group.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/incentives-compensation-medical-groups-video/feed/ 0 9006 Are You Asking the Wrong Question About Your Future? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/asking-the-right-question-medical-group-future-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/asking-the-right-question-medical-group-future-video/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:00:05 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8774 The right question regarding the uncertain future, is to ask is what underlies your profession, your specialty, or its role. What is your motivating desire?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/asking-the-right-question-medical-group-future-video/feed/ 0 8774 Physician Control of Hospitals From the Virus’s Point of View – Medical Group Minute Series https://blog.weisspc.com/from-the-virus-point-of-view-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/from-the-virus-point-of-view-video/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:00:52 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8738 Think like a virus when considering open possibilities in taking control of your future.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/from-the-virus-point-of-view-video/feed/ 0 8738 Hundred Year Floods, “Worst Storm Ever,” and Protecting Your Business From the Future – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/preparing-medical-group-for-worst-case-scenarios-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/preparing-medical-group-for-worst-case-scenarios-audio/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:00:30 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8734 What is your medical group or business doing to prepare for a worse than “worse” case scenario?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/preparing-medical-group-for-worst-case-scenarios-audio/feed/ 0 8734 Hundred Year Floods, “Worst Storm Ever,” and Protecting Your Business From the Future https://blog.weisspc.com/preparing-medical-group-for-worst-case-scenarios/ https://blog.weisspc.com/preparing-medical-group-for-worst-case-scenarios/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:00:52 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8525 Learn how a solid strategy can help you manage unexpected business issues effectively and avoid potential pitfalls.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/preparing-medical-group-for-worst-case-scenarios/feed/ 0 8525 Incentives and Compensation Plans for Medical Groups and Healthcare Businesses https://blog.weisspc.com/incentives-compensation-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/incentives-compensation-medical-groups/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2017 15:00:23 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8034 Explore how incentives and compensation plans drive performance and align goals within medical groups and healthcare businesses.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/incentives-compensation-medical-groups/feed/ 0 8034 Why Your Past Doesn’t Count – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/past-doesnt-count-podcast/ https://blog.weisspc.com/past-doesnt-count-podcast/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2016 17:00:05 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7631 Many medical groups (actually, many of all sorts of businesses) shortchange their future as a result of their past.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/past-doesnt-count-podcast/feed/ 0 7631 Look Before You Leap: Document Your Deal – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/document-your-healthcare-deal-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/document-your-healthcare-deal-audio/#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2016 16:00:58 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7523 1. Look before you leap. CHECK.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/document-your-healthcare-deal-audio/feed/ 0 7523 Are You Asking the Wrong Question About Your Future? https://blog.weisspc.com/asking-the-right-question-medical-group-future/ https://blog.weisspc.com/asking-the-right-question-medical-group-future/#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2016 12:11:02 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7476 What underlies your profession or specialty? What underlies your desires? What’s your overriding professional function?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/asking-the-right-question-medical-group-future/feed/ 0 7476 The Future of Hospital Care Isn’t in Hospitals. It’s Outside of Them. https://blog.weisspc.com/future-hospital-care-outside-hospitals/ https://blog.weisspc.com/future-hospital-care-outside-hospitals/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2016 16:06:04 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7187 Mount Sinai’s shift from a 865-bed hospital to a 70-bed facility and its Mobile Acute Care Team program exemplify the future of decentralized care.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/future-hospital-care-outside-hospitals/feed/ 0 7187 Department of the Future https://blog.weisspc.com/department-of-the-future-business-strategy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/department-of-the-future-business-strategy/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:00:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6522 Unless you devote efforts to creating a bigger future for your practice or business, you won't have much of one.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/department-of-the-future-business-strategy/feed/ 0 6522 The Coming Explosion in Your Business – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/the-coming-explosion-in-your-business-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-coming-explosion-in-your-business-video/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:00:24 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6222 Far too often, medical groups – in fact, closely held businesses of all kinds – have bombs, of sorts, within them, too.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-coming-explosion-in-your-business-video/feed/ 0 6222 The Coming Explosion in Your Business – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/the-coming-explosion-in-your-business-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-coming-explosion-in-your-business-audio/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:00:30 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5901 Far too often, medical groups – in fact, closely held businesses of all kinds – have bombs, of sorts, within them, too.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-coming-explosion-in-your-business-audio/feed/ 0 5901 Outside Work Leads to Claims of Inside Collections – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/outside-work-disputes-medical-groups-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/outside-work-disputes-medical-groups-audio/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:00:01 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5634 It's not uncommon for some physicians to be engaged in multiple ventures.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/outside-work-disputes-medical-groups-audio/feed/ 0 5634 Merger: Fallen From Grace – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/merger-fallen-from-grace-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/merger-fallen-from-grace-audio/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:00:07 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5470 Grace, not her real name, was very pretty. Long blonde hair. Tall. Fun.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/merger-fallen-from-grace-audio/feed/ 0 5470 Why Your Past Doesn’t Count https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-past-doesnt-count/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-past-doesnt-count/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:28:24 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5531 Break free from past influences. Discover why your past isn't your future and how to shape your group's destiny.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-past-doesnt-count/feed/ 0 5531 The Coming Explosion in Your Business https://blog.weisspc.com/the-coming-explosion-in-your-business/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-coming-explosion-in-your-business/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:55:40 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5211 Far too often, medical groups – in fact, closely held businesses of all kinds – have bombs, of sorts, within them, too.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-coming-explosion-in-your-business/feed/ 0 5211 What Is Your Practice Worth? https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-practice-valuation/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-practice-valuation/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2014 15:00:41 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4837 I hear that question on a very frequent basis. In fact, you’re probably thinking it right now.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-practice-valuation/feed/ 0 4837 Outside Work Leads to Claims of Inside Collections https://blog.weisspc.com/outside-work-disputes-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/outside-work-disputes-medical-groups/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:00:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4782 It’s not uncommon for some physicians to be engaged in multiple ventures. For example, an ophthalmologist may be a partner in a group with a practice location in City X as well as a shareholder in a group providing weekend ophthalmology coverage in Suburb Y. Medical groups and their physician owners, as well as their...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/outside-work-disputes-medical-groups/feed/ 0 4782 Merger: Fallen From Grace https://blog.weisspc.com/merger-fallen-from-grace/ https://blog.weisspc.com/merger-fallen-from-grace/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:00:43 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3998 Grace, not her real name, was very pretty. Long blonde hair. Tall. Fun. But we used to joke that she could never develop a relationship because she didn’t like her suitors’ financial statements.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/merger-fallen-from-grace/feed/ 0 3998 Physician Control of Hospitals from the Virus’s Point of View https://blog.weisspc.com/from-the-virus-point-of-view/ https://blog.weisspc.com/from-the-virus-point-of-view/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:00:47 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3920 Congress has legislated away new physician majority owned hospitals from Medicare participation. It didn’t legislate away control.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/from-the-virus-point-of-view/feed/ 0 3920 Look Before You Leap: Document Your Deal https://blog.weisspc.com/document-your-healthcare-deal/ https://blog.weisspc.com/document-your-healthcare-deal/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:00:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3135 Look before you leap. CHECK.
Measure twice, cut once. CHECK.
Document your deal with your partners before commencing joint practice. WHAT?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/document-your-healthcare-deal/feed/ 0 3135 Seizing Your Own Future https://blog.weisspc.com/seizing-your-own-future/ https://blog.weisspc.com/seizing-your-own-future/#respond Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1909 Almost all physician groups are mired in mediocrity. Only 3 to 4 percent are in the category of top performers, of those who have seized their own futures. Those few are the groups that I call the strategic groups. There’s a choice, an intersection – the great intersection – and you’ve come to it today....

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/seizing-your-own-future/feed/ 0 1909 It Is What It Is – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-acceptance-medical-groups-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-acceptance-medical-groups-audio/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:00:21 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1804 To succeed, groups must strategize for their own desired future and that involves telling the truth about the current state of affairs.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-acceptance-medical-groups-audio/feed/ 0 1804 It Is What It Is https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-acceptance-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-acceptance-medical-groups/#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:00:10 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1753 Strategic acceptance isn’t resignation—it’s leverage. Learn how medical groups can stop fighting unwinnable battles and redirect energy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-acceptance-medical-groups/feed/ 0 1753 Your Medical Group Has Got to Play More than Defense https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategic-growth/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategic-growth/#respond Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:11 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1666 Some football coaches are known for their obsession with defense – for stopping the other team from scoring. But that only works as a part of a larger plan that involves their own team scoring. Don’t miss that point yourself. Many medical groups, both hospital based and office based, either operate without any overall business...

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