My unfortunate observation is this this type of problem, in varying costume, is far too common.
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The Advantage is To . . .
Speed and size are often an advantage, but in some situations, and in some markets, they’re not. For medical groups, the current healthcare market is one of them.
Are Some Partners Less Equal but Just as Liable?
One complication of this type structure is that while all partners are jointly and severally liable for the debts of the partnership, some partners are reaping a much greater financial reward.
Why You Shouldn’t Waste Your Money Holding a “Strategic Planning” Retreat
Determining strategy has nothing to do with planning. Planning is a process of projecting from the present, while strategy is the opposite: it’s selecting a desired future from among alternatives, which future is then harnessed to pull you toward it.
Do You Really Want This Smaller Future?
In a nutshell, Reinertsen states that radiologists should reconcile themselves to lower incomes and simply focus on quality.
All Baseball Players Don’t Have the Same Deal – Medical Group Minute
Too often medical group leaders think they have to pay physicians the same amount.
A Tear in the Fabric of Medical Groups – Podcast
The importance of group owners sharing the same mindset.
Tying Your Medical Group’s Future to a Rock – Podcast
What if that one hospital your group has tied its future to pulls you to the bottom?
Branded
There’s a lot of talk about branding. Almost all of it is just noise.
On the other hand, the definition of branding cited by David Ogilvy, the advertising genius, “the intangible sum of a product’s attributes” provides an elegant lesson for medical group leaders.
A Tear in the Fabric of Medical Groups
Have you ever tried to stretch pizza dough? Pull it too much or too thin, and you end up with a tear. Many medical groups suffer from the same effect as a result of differing camps within their ownership ranks. Some members are focused on immediate returns: the amount of their paychecks and the workload…