Group Culture Archives - Wisdom. Applied. https://blog.weisspc.com/category/group-culture/ Wisdom Applied - Decoding the Business of Healthcare — Mark Weiss’s Perspective Thu, 07 May 2026 20:25:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 183918279 Is Your Medical Group Governed or Governed? https://blog.weisspc.com/is-your-medical-group-governed-or-governed/ https://blog.weisspc.com/is-your-medical-group-governed-or-governed/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:11:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=31086 The Greek language root of the word govern means to direct, rule, guide or steer.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/is-your-medical-group-governed-or-governed/feed/ 0 31086 Socialism Is Alive and Well Within Medical Groups – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/socialism-is-alive-and-well-medical-groups-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/socialism-is-alive-and-well-medical-groups-video/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:34:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30669 Socialism is alive and well, and I’m not simply talking about the socialistic charade of Hugo Chavez.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/socialism-is-alive-and-well-medical-groups-video/feed/ 0 30669 The Ghost of Physicians’ Christmas Future https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-autonomy-hospital-future/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-autonomy-hospital-future/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:34:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30283 Money. Power. Status. Popularity. The four human interest motivators.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-autonomy-hospital-future/feed/ 0 30283 The Devaluation of Value-Based Billing – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/the-devaluation-of-value-based-billing-medical-group-minute-rebroadcast/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-devaluation-of-value-based-billing-medical-group-minute-rebroadcast/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:37:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30311 "Value based billing" remains dominant in the medical industry news, chiefly from the MACRA angle.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-devaluation-of-value-based-billing-medical-group-minute-rebroadcast/feed/ 0 30311 The Ghost of Physicians’ Christmas Future – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-autonomy-hospital-future-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-autonomy-hospital-future-video/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:27:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30239 Money. Future. Status. Popularity. The four human interest motivators.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-autonomy-hospital-future-video/feed/ 0 30239 Marriage and Medical Group Mergers – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/marriage-and-medical-group-mergers-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/marriage-and-medical-group-mergers-audio/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 11:52:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28599 Sure, unlike immigration love, less than heartfelt medical group merger isn't a federal crime.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/marriage-and-medical-group-mergers-audio/feed/ 0 28599 It’s Not the Ides of March, But Watch Out for Dr. Brute. https://blog.weisspc.com/protect-medical-group-integrity/ https://blog.weisspc.com/protect-medical-group-integrity/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28575 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.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/protect-medical-group-integrity/feed/ 0 28575 It Costs Nothing to Compete on the Basis of Common Courtesy https://blog.weisspc.com/courtesy-competitive-advantage-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/courtesy-competitive-advantage-healthcare/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:10:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28346 Prior to a recent speech to medical residents, I was chatting with the Department Chair concerning the growing importance of customer service in healthcare.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/courtesy-competitive-advantage-healthcare/feed/ 0 28346 Disruptive Physician or Nonconformist Medical Group Asset? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/disruptive-physician-nonconformist-medical-group-asset-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/disruptive-physician-nonconformist-medical-group-asset-video/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:51:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28316 What if the physician isn’t actually disruptive, but simply nonconformist or challenging?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/disruptive-physician-nonconformist-medical-group-asset-video/feed/ 0 28316 Disruptive Physician – You Know Who! (He/She Works for You) https://blog.weisspc.com/managing-disruptive-physicians/ https://blog.weisspc.com/managing-disruptive-physicians/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:16:22 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28248 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.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/managing-disruptive-physicians/feed/ 0 28248 What Do Physician Groups and Vending Machines Have in Common? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/what-do-physician-groups-and-vending-machines-have-in-common-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/what-do-physician-groups-and-vending-machines-have-in-common-video/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28078 Instead of Cokes or 7-Ups, efforts are placed into the machine and are dispensed to patients.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/what-do-physician-groups-and-vending-machines-have-in-common-video/feed/ 0 28078 Just Make up Your Mind! – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/just-make-up-your-mind-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/just-make-up-your-mind-sim/#respond Tue, 24 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27705 Take a seat and listen in as Mark discusses the beauty of making a decision.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/just-make-up-your-mind-sim/feed/ 0 27705 Who’ll Be The First to Be Let Go If Case Volume Drops Off? https://blog.weisspc.com/downsizing-if-case-volume-drops-off/ https://blog.weisspc.com/downsizing-if-case-volume-drops-off/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:45:55 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27462 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?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/downsizing-if-case-volume-drops-off/feed/ 0 27462 Sam Walton’s Failure Is a Lesson for Medical Groups https://blog.weisspc.com/sam-waltons-failure-is-a-lesson-for-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/sam-waltons-failure-is-a-lesson-for-medical-groups/#respond Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:29:42 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27444 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.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/sam-waltons-failure-is-a-lesson-for-medical-groups/feed/ 0 27444 The Devaluation of Value-Based Billing – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/the-devaluation-of-value-based-billing-podcast/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-devaluation-of-value-based-billing-podcast/#respond Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27313 "Value based billing" remains dominant in the medical industry news, chiefly from the MACRA angle. Mostly, though, it’s a lie because value is determined by the customer, not by some bean counter at CMS. Sure, CMS may be paying the bill for Medicare patients, but the patients are the actual customers and only they can assess whether value was truly delivered.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-devaluation-of-value-based-billing-podcast/feed/ 0 27313 Why Discarding Democracy Improves Your Group’s Chances of Success – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/do-away-with-consensus-in-business-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/do-away-with-consensus-in-business-video/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19736 Lead, follow or get out of the way, I’m a strong proponent of the “strong leader” form of governance. True democracy doesn’t work in business any more than it works in running a city, state or nation.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/do-away-with-consensus-in-business-video/feed/ 0 19736 Another Medical Staff Moves to Fire the Hospital CEO – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-staff-no-confidence-leadership-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-staff-no-confidence-leadership-audio/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:15:22 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=11001 What you think is permanent is only temporary. How temporary is the question.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-staff-no-confidence-leadership-audio/feed/ 0 11001 Another Medical Staff Moves to Fire the Hospital CEO – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-staff-no-confidence-leadership-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-staff-no-confidence-leadership-video/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:41:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10931 What you think is permanent is only temporary. How temporary is the question.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-staff-no-confidence-leadership-video/feed/ 0 10931 Who’ll Be the First to Be Let Go if Case Volume Drops Off? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/who-will-be-let-go-case-volume-drops-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/who-will-be-let-go-case-volume-drops-sim/#respond Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:30:56 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10573 This is a pressing issue for hospital-based groups as hospitals shrink and close. The time to plan is well ahead of the time, if ever, to implement.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/who-will-be-let-go-case-volume-drops-sim/feed/ 0 10573 Sam Walton’s Failure is a Lesson for Medical Groups – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/sam-waltons-failure-is-a-lesson-for-medical-groups-podcast/ https://blog.weisspc.com/sam-waltons-failure-is-a-lesson-for-medical-groups-podcast/#respond Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:30:50 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=10516 Has your medical group put themselves in a position where they can be easily taken over legally and cheaply?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/sam-waltons-failure-is-a-lesson-for-medical-groups-podcast/feed/ 0 10516 Disruptive Physician or Nonconformist Medical Group Asset? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/disruptive-physician-nonconformist-medical-group-asset-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/disruptive-physician-nonconformist-medical-group-asset-audio/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:00:45 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9061 Disruptive physicians. But what if the physician isn't actually disruptive, but simply nonconformist or challenging?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/disruptive-physician-nonconformist-medical-group-asset-audio/feed/ 0 9061 Marriage and Medical Group Mergers – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/marriage-and-medical-group-mergers-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/marriage-and-medical-group-mergers-video/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:00:51 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8635 For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/marriage-and-medical-group-mergers-video/feed/ 0 8635 You Can Plan on This! – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-planning-for-your-healthcare-business-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-planning-for-your-healthcare-business-audio/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:00:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8395 Strategic planning is the cornerstone of all businesses footed with longevity in mind. Are you skillfully navigating an ever changing world?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-planning-for-your-healthcare-business-audio/feed/ 0 8395 Disruptive Physician or Nonconformist Medical Group Asset? https://blog.weisspc.com/disruptive-physician-nonconformist-medical-group-asset/ https://blog.weisspc.com/disruptive-physician-nonconformist-medical-group-asset/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2017 13:31:52 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8049 What if a physician isn't actually disruptive, but simply nonconformist or challenging?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/disruptive-physician-nonconformist-medical-group-asset/feed/ 0 8049 How Not to Destroy Your Medical Group’s Ability to Compete – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-medical-group-competitive-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-medical-group-competitive-video/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:00:26 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7645 Your medical group may have a superpower.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-medical-group-competitive-video/feed/ 0 7645 You Can Plan on This! – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-planning-for-your-healthcare-business-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-planning-for-your-healthcare-business-video/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:00:39 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7611 “No plan survives contact with the enemy,” is a famous concept credited to many, bastardized by dozens, and plagiarized by even more. That’s because it’s true.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-planning-for-your-healthcare-business-video/feed/ 0 7611 The Devaluation of Value-Based Billing https://blog.weisspc.com/devaluation-value-based-billing/ https://blog.weisspc.com/devaluation-value-based-billing/#respond Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:00:34 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7573 Explore the truth behind value based billing in healthcare. Understand how value is defined by patients, not bureaucrats.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/devaluation-value-based-billing/feed/ 0 7573 Socialism is Alive and Well Within Medical Groups – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/socialism-is-alive-and-well-medical-groups-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/socialism-is-alive-and-well-medical-groups-audio/#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7531 Socialism is alive and well, and I'm not simply talking about the socialistic charade of Hugo Chavez.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/socialism-is-alive-and-well-medical-groups-audio/feed/ 0 7531 Is Your Medical Group Being Governed or Governed? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governed-governed-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governed-governed-video/#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:00:19 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7313 Is your group being governed or governed? Yes, it’s a trick question. But the answer might just be a joke on you.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governed-governed-video/feed/ 0 7313 How Not to Destroy Your Medical Group’s Ability to Compete – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-medical-group-competitive-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-medical-group-competitive-audio/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:00:35 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7226 When my kids were small, they used to talk about their super powers. They were convinced that they were real.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-medical-group-competitive-audio/feed/ 0 7226 Is Your Medical Group Being Governed or Governed? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governed-governed-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governed-governed-audio/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:00:01 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6908 Is your group being governed or governed? Yes, it’s a trick question. But the answer might just be a joke on you.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governed-governed-audio/feed/ 0 6908 Is Your Group a Slow Loris or a Sitting Duck? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-competitive-strategy-risks-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-competitive-strategy-risks-video/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:00:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6728 Your predators have an easier time spotting your weaknesses when you’re standing still.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-competitive-strategy-risks-video/feed/ 0 6728 How Medical Groups Get Mired Fighting the Last War – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-forward-thinking-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-forward-thinking-video/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:00:47 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6604 Many physician groups are fighting the last war, imagining that the threat to their existence is from, say, the hospital.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-forward-thinking-video/feed/ 0 6604 How Not to Destroy Your Medical Group’s Ability to Compete https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-medical-group-competitive/ https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-medical-group-competitive/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:50:36 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6490 Today, many small to medium size medical groups are in an existential battle. They may not realize it, but that doesn’t change the facts.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-medical-group-competitive/feed/ 0 6490 Keep on Message – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-on-message-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-on-message-audio/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:00:36 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6413 Reminder to medical group leaders: You need to use the resources of your medical group’s members to advance the group’s strategy through everyday interactions with referral sources, hospital employees and patients.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-on-message-audio/feed/ 0 6413 Why Discarding Democracy Improves Your Group’s Chances of Success – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/do-away-with-consensus-in-business-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/do-away-with-consensus-in-business-audio/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:00:06 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5758 True democracy doesn’t work in business any more than it works in running a city, state or nation.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/do-away-with-consensus-in-business-audio/feed/ 0 5758 Is Your Medical Group Being Governed or Governed? https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governed-governed/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governed-governed/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:00:02 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5761 Medical group governance. How is your group governed: to foster its growth and success or to limit it?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governed-governed/feed/ 0 5761 Are We There Yet? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governance-leadership-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governance-leadership-audio/#respond Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:00:46 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5288 What parent hasn't heard those words?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-governance-leadership-audio/feed/ 0 5288 Why Your Group Has to Get Out of Its Own Way: Governance https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-group-has-to-get-out-of-its-own-way-governance/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-group-has-to-get-out-of-its-own-way-governance/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:00:07 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5443 Discover the pitfalls of overly democratic medical group governance and how it influences strategic planning and operational effectiveness.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-your-group-has-to-get-out-of-its-own-way-governance/feed/ 0 5443 Are We There Yet? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-progress-not-arrival-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-progress-not-arrival-video/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:00:08 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5323 What parent hasn’t heard those words?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-progress-not-arrival-video/feed/ 0 5323 False Positives and Medical Group Leadership – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/false-positives-leadership-pitfalls-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/false-positives-leadership-pitfalls-video/#respond Wed, 21 May 2014 13:00:43 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4954 False positives. A significant problem in medicine.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/false-positives-leadership-pitfalls-video/feed/ 0 4954 Are We There Yet? https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-progress-not-arrival/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-progress-not-arrival/#respond Thu, 15 May 2014 16:00:25 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4991 “Are we there yet?” What parent hasn’t heard those words?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-progress-not-arrival/feed/ 0 4991 False Positives and Medical Group Leadership – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/false-positives-leadership-pitfalls-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/false-positives-leadership-pitfalls-audio/#respond Fri, 09 May 2014 13:00:53 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4870 False positives. A significant problem in medicine.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/false-positives-leadership-pitfalls-audio/feed/ 0 4870 What Do Physician Groups and Vending Machines Have in Common? https://blog.weisspc.com/what-do-physician-groups-and-vending-machines-have-in-common/ https://blog.weisspc.com/what-do-physician-groups-and-vending-machines-have-in-common/#respond Tue, 06 May 2014 15:00:22 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4939 Instead of Cokes or 7-Ups, efforts are placed into the machine and are dispensed to patients. Payments go into the slot but are regularly emptied out. Cash is seldom allowed to remain undistributed.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/what-do-physician-groups-and-vending-machines-have-in-common/feed/ 0 4939 Barack Obama, Basketball and Medical Group Management https://blog.weisspc.com/obama-leadership-lessons-medical-group-management/ https://blog.weisspc.com/obama-leadership-lessons-medical-group-management/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:32:04 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4712 Russia is annexing the Crimea. Syria says there’s no further point in peace talks. Iran continues to threaten to nuke Israel. Barack Obama speechifies and placates. And, of course, this morning on television, he picked his NCAA basketball bracket.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/obama-leadership-lessons-medical-group-management/feed/ 0 4712 The Ghost of Physicians’ Christmas Future – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-autonomy-hospital-future-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-autonomy-hospital-future-audio/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:00:24 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4608 Money. Future. Status. Popularity. The four human interest motivators.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-autonomy-hospital-future-audio/feed/ 0 4608 Keep on Message https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-on-message/ https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-on-message/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:00:25 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4464 Medical group leaders must use the resources of its medical group’s members to advance the group’s strategy through everyday interactions with referral sources, hospital employees and patients.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/keep-on-message/feed/ 0 4464 How Medical Groups Get Mired Fighting the Last War – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-forward-thinking-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-forward-thinking-audio/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:33:32 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4293 Many physician groups are fighting the last war, imagining that the threat to their existence is from, say, the hospital.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-forward-thinking-audio/feed/ 0 4293 Can You Flip the Switch – From Physician to Group Business Leader? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-to-group-business-leader-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-to-group-business-leader-video/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:00:11 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4209 Physicians focus on the correct answer. But succeeding as a business leader requires acceptance of failure.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-to-group-business-leader-video/feed/ 0 4209 Competing on the Basis of Common Courtesy – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/common-courtesy-in-healthcare-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/common-courtesy-in-healthcare-video/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:00:16 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4207 Demonstrate, don't just talk about, high touch, high caring service.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/common-courtesy-in-healthcare-video/feed/ 0 4207 False Positives and Medical Group Leadership https://blog.weisspc.com/false-positives-leadership-pitfalls/ https://blog.weisspc.com/false-positives-leadership-pitfalls/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2013 15:00:49 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4145 Toughness is not itself good business sense. It is itself not leadership. Yet many believe it to be a positive trait.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/false-positives-leadership-pitfalls/feed/ 0 4145 Marriage and Medical Group Mergers https://blog.weisspc.com/marriage-and-medical-group-mergers/ https://blog.weisspc.com/marriage-and-medical-group-mergers/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:00:21 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4064 Sure, unlike immigration love, less than heartfelt medical group merger isn't a federal crime. If you're in control of the merger, "do it until it no longer feels good" may be exactly what you're looking for.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/marriage-and-medical-group-mergers/feed/ 0 4064 Can You Flip the Switch – From Physician to Group Business Leader? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-to-group-business-leader-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-to-group-business-leader-audio/#respond Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:00:26 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4010 Physicians focus on the correct answer. But succeeding as a business leader requires acceptance of failure.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-to-group-business-leader-audio/feed/ 0 4010 Grand Theft Auto https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-leadership-practice-control/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-leadership-practice-control/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:00:53 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3952 Physicians: control isn’t given—it’s taken. If you’re not leading your practice, someone else is. Step up and shape your future.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-leadership-practice-control/feed/ 0 3952 There’s No Profit in “Look What They Did to Us” – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-no-profit-in-look-what-they-did-to-us-videocast/ https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-no-profit-in-look-what-they-did-to-us-videocast/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:00:03 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3966 Many physician group leaders look at events and circumstances impacting their practice as something that is happening to their group.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-no-profit-in-look-what-they-did-to-us-videocast/feed/ 0 3966 Is Your Group a Slow Loris or a Sitting Duck? https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-competitive-strategy-risks/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-competitive-strategy-risks/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:00:28 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3788 As Peter Drucker said, ““Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two–and only two–basic functions: marketing and innovation.”

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-competitive-strategy-risks/feed/ 0 3788 How Medical Groups Get Mired Fighting the Last War https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-forward-thinking/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-forward-thinking/#respond Mon, 13 May 2013 17:40:17 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3527 It’s no longer business as usual. It is business as unusual. And that requires a new way of thinking.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-forward-thinking/feed/ 0 3527 Competing on the Basis of Common Courtesy – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/common-courtesy-in-healthcare-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/common-courtesy-in-healthcare-audio/#respond Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:00:23 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=2646 Demonstrate, don't just talk about, high touch, high caring service.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/common-courtesy-in-healthcare-audio/feed/ 0 2646 Competing on the Basis of Common Courtesy https://blog.weisspc.com/common-courtesy-in-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/common-courtesy-in-healthcare/#respond Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:00:07 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=2623 Prior to a recent speech to medical residents, I was chatting with the Department Chair concerning the growing importance of customer service in healthcare.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/common-courtesy-in-healthcare/feed/ 0 2623 Independent Anesthesia Group Success in a Segmented Market – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-anesthesia-group-success-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-anesthesia-group-success-audio/#respond Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:00:10 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=2326 Independent anesthesia groups must develop strategies tied to the segmenting market.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-anesthesia-group-success-audio/feed/ 0 2326 Independent Anesthesia Group Success in a Segmented Market https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-anesthesia-group-success/ https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-anesthesia-group-success/#respond Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:00:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=2301 It’s estimated that the large national anesthesia companies have around 10 percent of the market. They certainly are on a drive to expand. To a significant degree, this expansion is driven by private equity and in some cases publicly raised money. But outside investors will only stay in the game as long as there are profits. When...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-anesthesia-group-success/feed/ 0 2301 How to Create the Balance Your Group Needs in Order to Thrive – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-create-the-balance-your-group-needs-in-order-to-thrive/ https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-create-the-balance-your-group-needs-in-order-to-thrive/#respond Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:00:53 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1999 Most medical groups are out of balance and easy to tip over.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/how-to-create-the-balance-your-group-needs-in-order-to-thrive/feed/ 0 1999 Who Is Driving Your Practice’s Bus? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/who-is-driving-your-practices-bus-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/who-is-driving-your-practices-bus-audio/#respond Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:00:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1919 Many medical practices operate as if no one is driving the bus.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/who-is-driving-your-practices-bus-audio/feed/ 0 1919 There’s No Profit in “Look What They Did To Us” https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-no-profit-in-look-what-they-did-to-us/ https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-no-profit-in-look-what-they-did-to-us/#respond Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:01 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1524 Many physician group leaders look at events and circumstances impacting their practice as something that is happening to their group. By definition, this orientation is external – on the something that is happening to them. Instead, in this context, group leader orientation should be internal: it should be on what they as group leaders, together...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/theres-no-profit-in-look-what-they-did-to-us/feed/ 0 1524 I Just Want a Contract https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-group-contractual-vulnerability/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-group-contractual-vulnerability/#respond Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:00:47 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1498 “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.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-group-contractual-vulnerability/feed/ 0 1498 Who is Driving Your Practice’s Bus? https://blog.weisspc.com/who-is-driving-your-practices-bus/ https://blog.weisspc.com/who-is-driving-your-practices-bus/#respond Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:00:23 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1449 I had a quirky law school professor who, when the Socratic method was leading the discussion either in circles or to nowhere, fast, would throw up his hands and (almost) yell, “Hey, wait, let me drive the bus!” He’d then recenter the discussion to comport with his vision of the lessons to be learned. For...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/who-is-driving-your-practices-bus/feed/ 0 1449 The Two Classes of Hospital Based Medical Group Disruptors – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-medical-group-disruptors-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-medical-group-disruptors-audio/#respond Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:48 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1054 Most hospital based groups focus on outside competitors but ignore the threat from within.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-medical-group-disruptors-audio/feed/ 0 1054 Can You Flip the Switch – From Physician to Group Business Leader? https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-to-group-business-leader/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-to-group-business-leader/#respond Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:50:46 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=858 Transitioning from physician to group business leader requires shifting from risk-averse to risk-embracing. Learn how to make the switch.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-to-group-business-leader/feed/ 0 858 The Two Classes of Hospital Based Medical Group Disruptors https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-medical-group-disruptors/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-medical-group-disruptors/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:00:07 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=692 Most hospital based physician groups aren’t committed to success at all, they’re just committed to wanting to be left alone, to staying the same. But that’s impossible. There are two classes of major practice disruptors lurking: The staffing/management services devote large budgets to advertising and marketing, and hire telemarketers to cold call your hospital. Their campaigns...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-medical-group-disruptors/feed/ 0 692 The Next Frontier: The Battle Over Hospital-Centric Healthcare https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-centric-healthcare-battle/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-centric-healthcare-battle/#respond Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:47:37 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=639 When I have a question about my health, about the last thing I think of is calling the hospital; I call my doctor.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-centric-healthcare-battle/feed/ 0 639 Socialism is Alive and Well Within Medical Groups https://blog.weisspc.com/socialism-is-alive-and-well-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/socialism-is-alive-and-well-medical-groups/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:00:32 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=537 Socialism is alive and well, and I’m not simply talking about the socialistic charade of Hugo Chavez. Instead, I’m talking about the employee or subcontracted members of your group who, even though they are being paid every penny due to them pursuant to their employment agreement or subcontract, have the misguided mindset that “there is...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/socialism-is-alive-and-well-medical-groups/feed/ 0 537 Why Discarding Democracy Improves Your Group’s Chances of Success https://blog.weisspc.com/do-away-with-consensus-in-business/ https://blog.weisspc.com/do-away-with-consensus-in-business/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:33:37 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=489 Discover the need for physician groups to do away with consensus governance for better strategic decision-making and efficiency.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/do-away-with-consensus-in-business/feed/ 0 489 Human Pack Behavior https://blog.weisspc.com/human-pack-behavior-in-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/human-pack-behavior-in-healthcare/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:12:24 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=275 Group decisions often amplify extremes. Learn how to shift strategy when negotiating with individuals vs. committees in healthcare.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/human-pack-behavior-in-healthcare/feed/ 0 275 Physician (non)Retirement – Impact on Your Practice https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-retention-impact/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physician-retention-impact/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:59:31 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24 It's widely expected that the decline in the stock market and the recession in general will force large numbers of physicians to work beyond their projected retirement dates.

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