What is the formula for determining value? Does that formula trigger or destroy other rights and privileges that the group wants to assert in its organizational documents?
Governance
Don’t Hinder the Ability of Group Leaders to Lead – Medical Group Minute
There’s little question that most, if not all, medical groups should be led by practicing physicians.
You’re Not Being Managed, You’re Being Employed – Medical Group Minute
Is there a disconnect between the physician and the hospital?
Hospital Administrators Assume That Your Group Is Out of Control – Medical Group Minute
If you are a hospital-based physician, you can be certain that there are one or more so-called national groups targeting your facility.
Spare Change – Podcast
If you don’t like the direction of change in health care, start instituting some change on your own.
The Chicken, the Pig and the ACO – Medical Group Minute
Hospital administrators are involved in ACO formation, but physicians are being asked to fully commit.
Spare Change
Prohibitions as to new physician owned Medicare certified hospitals stifling you? Start another type of facility or one that’s not aimed at Medicare patients.
Hospital Administrators Assume That Your Group Is Out of Control
If you are a hospital-based physician, you can be certain that there are one or more so-called national groups targeting your facility. That is, they want to put you out of business. Probably better said, first they want to take some or all of your current physician staff, and maybe some of your non-physician staff,…
I Just Want a Contract
“I’m just planning my practice’s new business.” “I can’t devote any resources to its structure.” “I just want a contract.” Is it any wonder why physicians are such easy prey for “alignment?” Please do a deal with one of my clients . . . please.
You’re Not Being Managed, You’re Being Employed
I recently read an article about a physician who had sold his practice to a hospital. He was quoted as having stated that he had grown disenchanted with running the business end of his own practice, thus he had agreed to “have my practice managed by” the hospital. From the article author’s viewpoint, this signals…