Words matter. They are the bullets in the fight for public perception, in the battle for change.
Future of Healthcare
Audit Medical Group and Physician-Owned Facility Deals in Light of Tomorrow (and Today)
It was June when I saw it. The boarded-up stores of Main Street, paved red with bricks and lost hope. As I’ve written before (for example, here) and as you’ve undoubtedly witnessed, medical care is shifting from a hospital and, in many cases, physician office, model to a consumer model. Walk-in clinics in markets and…
Profiting From 3-D Printed Pills
If the future of surgery is medicine, then the future of medicines is compounding, the individualization of dosages and drug combinations. Earlier this month, the FDA approved the first 3-D printed drug product, Spritam, developed by Aprecia Pharmaceuticals. The layering process of 3-D printing allows Apecia to tightly package active ingredients in precise dosages. A…
Why It’s Not Simply Disruption
I’ve written before about creating your own business disruption before someone else comes along and disrupts your business.
Driverless Cars and the Death of Hospitals
Google’s driverless cars have logged over 100,000 miles without incident. I don’t know how many car drivers will want to give up the control, but I’d bet that large trucking companies are doing the calculations.
Isn’t It Time to Re-Brand Non-Profit Hospitals?
So, I think it’s high time to re-brand non-profit hospitals. We should begin calling them non-taxpaying hospitals.
“Choose Patients Over Profits” and the Propaganda of Politics – Podcast
“This is a golden opportunity to choose patients over profit” said U.S. Representative Jackie Speier as she announced the “Promoting Integrity In Medicare Act of 2013,” HR 2914.
The President and the “No-Storm”
What story might you be telling, if even (no, especially) to yourself?
Should Hospitals Be Public Utilities?
Recent news reports have revealed that some non-profit hospital CEOs have received up to 40% increases in salary over the prior year, with some CEO’s compensation hitting the $3 million mark.
Taken the Wrong Job?
Have you made this same mistake? Either by taking a job with idiot savants or, even worse yet, by building a medical group comprised of them?