Socialism is alive and well, and I’m not simply talking about the socialistic charade of Hugo Chavez.
Category: Group Culture
Money. Power. Status. Popularity. The four human interest motivators.
“Value based billing” remains dominant in the medical industry news, chiefly from the MACRA angle.
Sure, unlike immigration love, less than heartfelt medical group merger isn’t a federal crime.
I recently spoke with a former group leader, who will go unnamed.
It had taken him years to build up a successful hospital-based practice with dozens of physician providers.
Prior to a recent speech to medical residents, I was chatting with the Department Chair concerning the growing importance of customer service in healthcare.
Sure, it’s all PC to “counsel” these guys. To tell them how much you love them if only they will toe the line and be good boys or girls and get along with everyone while singing Kumbaya.
How does a group of, say, 100 physicians account for whose work is going to be cut back, or who will have to be let go, when and if a facility the group serves closes or drastically scales back?
No, you’re not Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, but Sam Walton’s ghost can teach you a lesson about your future.
“Value based billing” remains dominant in the medical industry news, chiefly from the MACRA angle.