Philosophy Archives - Wisdom. Applied. https://blog.weisspc.com/category/philosophy/ Wisdom Applied - Decoding the Business of Healthcare — Mark Weiss’s Perspective Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:23:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 183918279 In Conversation with the King of Career Optionality, Dr. Robert G. McNeill https://blog.weisspc.com/portfolio-physician-robert-mcneill/ https://blog.weisspc.com/portfolio-physician-robert-mcneill/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:58:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=37245 What does it mean to be a Portfolio Physician? In this wide-ranging conversation, Mark F. Weiss sits down with Dr. Robert G. McNeill, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, healthcare regulator, adventurer, lifelong learner, and law student, to discuss career optionality, continuous reinvention, and building a professional life without artificial limits.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/portfolio-physician-robert-mcneill/feed/ 0 37245 Laboring On [About] Labor Day https://blog.weisspc.com/laboring-on-about-labor-day/ https://blog.weisspc.com/laboring-on-about-labor-day/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:03:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=30055 Some claim that there is a thing called "work-life balance." My opinion is that we have only one life (I'm not betting on reincarnation) and that work is an essential part of it. It's a main driver in why we're here. Work gives us a purpose in life.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/laboring-on-about-labor-day/feed/ 0 30055 Your Independence Day https://blog.weisspc.com/your-independence-day-2022/ https://blog.weisspc.com/your-independence-day-2022/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:33:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27809 July 4th, Independence Day in the United States, celebrates the original 13 colonies’ declaration, in 1776, of their independence from Great Britain. But July 4th wasn’t the day of actual separation: The separation came into effect on July 2nd, 1776, the date on which the Second Continental Congress approved a resolution declaring the “united States...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/your-independence-day-2022/feed/ 0 27809 Labor Day: Labor of Love or Just Labor? Some Thoughts on Work, Burnout, and Opportunity https://blog.weisspc.com/labor-day-labor-of-love/ https://blog.weisspc.com/labor-day-labor-of-love/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=31363 Many people identify with the concept of “work-life balance,” and it’s valid for them...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/labor-day-labor-of-love/feed/ 0 31363 The Power of the Thank You Note – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/the-power-of-thank-you-note-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-power-of-thank-you-note-sim/#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:15:40 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29965 The gesture of sending a simple thank you note is often thought of as archaic, and that’s why it’s so important.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-power-of-thank-you-note-sim/feed/ 0 29965 Are Limiting Beliefs Destroying Your Career? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/limiting-beliefs-physician-career-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/limiting-beliefs-physician-career-video/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 11:07:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=29767 Are limiting beliefs holding you or your group back in your career and business success?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/limiting-beliefs-physician-career-video/feed/ 0 29767 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 Bondholders, Docents and Hospital-Based Groups – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-physician-group-liabilities-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-physician-group-liabilities-video/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=28462 I recently read an article about a woman bemoaning the fact that she had been "cheated," as her investment in General Motors bonds was about to become worthless.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-physician-group-liabilities-video/feed/ 0 28462 No More Room for Average – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/no-more-room-for-average-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/no-more-room-for-average-video/#respond Wed, 18 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27674 This applies regardless of specialty or whether you are hospital-based or office-based. This applies whether you are in solo practice or with a group.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/no-more-room-for-average-video/feed/ 0 27674 Transparency Within Medical Groups – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/transparency-within-medical-groups-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/transparency-within-medical-groups-video/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27602 How much transparency should exist within your group?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/transparency-within-medical-groups-video/feed/ 0 27602 You Are Not a Service – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/you-are-not-a-service-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/you-are-not-a-service-audio/#respond Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=27230 Running a hospital based group as “service” for the hospital, functioning as a sort of clearinghouse for income and expenses, severely limits your group’s future.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/you-are-not-a-service-audio/feed/ 0 27230 Are You Sure You Know Who’s Your Competition? https://blog.weisspc.com/are-you-sure-you-know-whos-your-competition/ https://blog.weisspc.com/are-you-sure-you-know-whos-your-competition/#respond Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=26590 Your real competition is an amateur, at least in your perception, someone who realizes that the pieces can be arranged another way, a way that cuts you off, a way that cuts you to the bone.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/are-you-sure-you-know-whos-your-competition/feed/ 0 26590 L’Air du Temps – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/lair-du-temps-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/lair-du-temps-audio/#respond Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=24347 Medical groups must understand the direction of the societal wind. You might like it. You might hate it. Either way, it is still windy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/lair-du-temps-audio/feed/ 0 24347 Value and the Price of Not Providing It – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/value-and-the-price-of-not-providing-it-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/value-and-the-price-of-not-providing-it-audio/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19442 Today, employers reward for the value you create. The factory worker, whether in what is readily recognized as a factory or one which looks, to outsiders, like a medical clinic or hospital, who simply shows up on time, does what he or she is told (you know, follows protocols) and then clocks out at the end of the shift, creates no real value in comparison with the next worker.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/value-and-the-price-of-not-providing-it-audio/feed/ 0 19442 Value and the Price of Not Providing It – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/value-and-the-price-of-not-providing-it-medical-group-minute/ https://blog.weisspc.com/value-and-the-price-of-not-providing-it-medical-group-minute/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=19405 Today, there’s no longer even the “promise” of lifetime employment. “Retirement” as in replacement, replacement just like an old machine, is as far off as the next layoff or the next outsourcing.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/value-and-the-price-of-not-providing-it-medical-group-minute/feed/ 0 19405 2020 New Year’s Un­-Resolutions https://blog.weisspc.com/2020-new-years-unresolutions/ https://blog.weisspc.com/2020-new-years-unresolutions/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=15615 We all make New Year’s resolutions. "I’ll do this or that!” Then January 5th rolls around and, well, you get the idea.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/2020-new-years-unresolutions/feed/ 0 15615 Laid Off Docs: You’re Heavy and You’re Not My Brother – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/laid-off-physicians-group-dynamics-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/laid-off-physicians-group-dynamics-audio/#respond Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:00:18 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9706 Corporations exist to make a profit. There's nothing wrong with that. It's a fact of life.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/laid-off-physicians-group-dynamics-audio/feed/ 0 9706 Why You Must Reset Your Time Horizon – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/resetting-time-horizon-medical-practice-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/resetting-time-horizon-medical-practice-audio/#respond Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:00:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=9165 Have you imposed an expiration date on your career, on your business?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/resetting-time-horizon-medical-practice-audio/feed/ 0 9165 Why You’re Actually in Sales – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/physicians-and-sales-skills-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physicians-and-sales-skills-audio/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:00:35 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8623 You keep your medical skills up. It's time that you focus on your sales skills as well.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physicians-and-sales-skills-audio/feed/ 0 8623 Total Eclipse of the Mind https://blog.weisspc.com/total-eclipse-mind/ https://blog.weisspc.com/total-eclipse-mind/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:23:53 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8460 Business strategy demands clarity—even a total eclipse of the mind can be avoided with the right perspective and deliberate decision-making.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/total-eclipse-mind/feed/ 0 8460 How to Become a Millionaire – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/become-millionaire-podcast/ https://blog.weisspc.com/become-millionaire-podcast/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:00:43 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7588 "How do you become a millionaire? Make a billion dollars and then buy an airline." -- Warren Buffett

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/become-millionaire-podcast/feed/ 0 7588 Who Are You Hiring an Employee or a Future Partner? – Success in Motion https://blog.weisspc.com/hiring-employee-future-partner-sim/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hiring-employee-future-partner-sim/#respond Tue, 31 May 2016 16:00:05 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7043 Ride along with Mark as he discusses hiring for the right mindset.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hiring-employee-future-partner-sim/feed/ 0 7043 Mixed Message: Restricting Scope of Practice at Medi-Spas, Increasing it Elsewhere – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/scope-of-practice-med-spas-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/scope-of-practice-med-spas-audio/#respond Thu, 05 May 2016 16:00:02 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=7006 I read an article in the Wall Street Journal reporting that more states are regulating Medi-Spa ownership and placing scope of practice restrictions on the procedures performed at those facilities.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/scope-of-practice-med-spas-audio/feed/ 0 7006 Are You Selling Chevys? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-pricing-strategy-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-pricing-strategy-audio/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:00:53 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6902 Are you a Chevy dealer or a doctor?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-pricing-strategy-audio/feed/ 0 6902 Where’s the Future? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/wheres-the-future-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/wheres-the-future-audio/#respond Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:00:28 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6804 Where are the flying cars and the metal and glass houses, and the robots walking dogs? I was promised that future and it's not here and I'm mad as hell.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/wheres-the-future-audio/feed/ 0 6804 Bondholders, Docents and Hospital-Based Groups – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-physician-group-liabilities-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-physician-group-liabilities-audio/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2015 16:00:01 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6477 I recently read an article about a woman bemoaning the fact that she had been "cheated," as her investment in General Motors bonds was about to become worthless. The system had failed her, she cried.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-physician-group-liabilities-audio/feed/ 0 6477 Mermaids And Medical Groups – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/mermaid-analogy-medical-group-strategy-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/mermaid-analogy-medical-group-strategy-audio/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:00:50 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6472 On a January day in 1493 off the coast of the island of Dominica, Christopher Columbus reported seeing three "mermaids" -- in reality manatees. Columbus commented that in real life, mermaids were "not half as beautiful as they are painted."

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/mermaid-analogy-medical-group-strategy-audio/feed/ 0 6472 The “Why” in Hospital Employment – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/the-why-in-hospital-employment-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-why-in-hospital-employment-audio/#respond Thu, 07 May 2015 13:00:42 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=6070 Why become a hospital-employed physician?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-why-in-hospital-employment-audio/feed/ 0 6070 It’s Not What You Said – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/effective-communication-healthcare-leadership-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/effective-communication-healthcare-leadership-video/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:00:19 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5873 "Mark, it's not what you said, it's how you said it."

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/effective-communication-healthcare-leadership-video/feed/ 0 5873 Are Limiting Beliefs Destroying Your Career? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/limiting-beliefs-physician-career-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/limiting-beliefs-physician-career-audio/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2015 14:00:05 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5745 Does your group have a current strategic plan? Has it ever had one?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/limiting-beliefs-physician-career-audio/feed/ 0 5745 Why You Must Reset Your Time Horizon – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/resetting-time-horizon-medical-practice-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/resetting-time-horizon-medical-practice-video/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:34:41 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5786 What's your time horizon?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/resetting-time-horizon-medical-practice-video/feed/ 0 5786 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 How To Become a Millionaire https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-wealth-building-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-wealth-building-healthcare/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:00:35 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5388 “How do you become a millionaire? Make a billion dollars and then buy an airline.” — Warren Buffett

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-wealth-building-healthcare/feed/ 0 5388 Why You’re Actually in Sales https://blog.weisspc.com/physicians-and-sales-skills/ https://blog.weisspc.com/physicians-and-sales-skills/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:00:08 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5352 Your first sale was to yourself, convincing yourself that you had what it takes to get into your profession.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/physicians-and-sales-skills/feed/ 0 5352 Value and the Price of Not Providing It https://blog.weisspc.com/value-and-the-price-of-not-providing-it/ https://blog.weisspc.com/value-and-the-price-of-not-providing-it/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=5250 Today, there’s no longer even the “promise” of lifetime employment. “Retirement” as in replacement, replacement just like an old machine, is as far off as the next layoff or the next outsourcing.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/value-and-the-price-of-not-providing-it/feed/ 0 5250 Paper Business Cards and Patient Interaction – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-interaction-branding-healthcare-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-interaction-branding-healthcare-audio/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:00:01 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4897 Are you creating physical touch points for your patients, customers, referral sources and other potential deal partners?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-interaction-branding-healthcare-audio/feed/ 0 4897 How Soon Will Hijacked Fairness Be Coming to Healthcare? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/fairness-in-healthcare-policy-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/fairness-in-healthcare-policy-audio/#respond Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:00:31 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4892 Where fairness is judged by outcome, not opportunity, it soon takes on a surreal twist.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/fairness-in-healthcare-policy-audio/feed/ 0 4892 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 Paper Business Cards and Patient Interaction – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-interaction-branding-healthcare-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-interaction-branding-healthcare-video/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:00:54 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4738 Are you creating physical touch points for your patients, customers, referral sources and other potential deal partners?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-interaction-branding-healthcare-video/feed/ 0 4738 Customer or Client? https://blog.weisspc.com/customers-vs-clients-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/customers-vs-clients-healthcare/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:30:51 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4818 Physicians in many medical specialties struggle with that question. You have many customers, from referral sources to patients to hospitals.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/customers-vs-clients-healthcare/feed/ 0 4818 How Soon Will Hijacked Fairness Be Coming to Healthcare? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/fairness-in-healthcare-policy-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/fairness-in-healthcare-policy-video/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:00:39 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4750 Where fairness is judged by outcome, not opportunity, it soon takes on a surreal twist.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/fairness-in-healthcare-policy-video/feed/ 0 4750 It’s Not What You Said – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/effective-communication-healthcare-leadership-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/effective-communication-healthcare-leadership-audio/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:00:56 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4495 “Mark, it’s not what you said, it’s how you said it.”

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/effective-communication-healthcare-leadership-audio/feed/ 0 4495 Why Free* Doesn’t Mean Free https://blog.weisspc.com/why-free-doesnt-mean-free/ https://blog.weisspc.com/why-free-doesnt-mean-free/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:00:49 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4679 What’s the first thing that you’re telling the people that you deal with? Not just patients but colleagues and potential deal partners?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/why-free-doesnt-mean-free/feed/ 0 4679 You Deserve It – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/you-deserve-physician-leadership-self-investment-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/you-deserve-physician-leadership-self-investment-video/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:00:58 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4560 "I deserve it" is a meme infecting society . . .

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/you-deserve-physician-leadership-self-investment-video/feed/ 0 4560 Paper Business Cards and Patient Interaction https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-interaction-branding-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-interaction-branding-healthcare/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:00:13 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4652 Despite all the pronouncements that paper business cards would soon be dead, they continue to live on and on. And, there’s a very good reason why, one that relates directly to your practice or business.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-interaction-branding-healthcare/feed/ 0 4652 Karl Marx, M.D. – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/karl-marx-m-d-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/karl-marx-m-d-audio/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:00:38 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4477 For the most part, physicians are stuck in a Marxian world of reimbursement.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/karl-marx-m-d-audio/feed/ 0 4477 Mermaids and Medical Groups https://blog.weisspc.com/mermaid-analogy-medical-group-strategy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/mermaid-analogy-medical-group-strategy/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:24:03 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4425 On a January day in 1493 off the coast of the island of Dominica, Christopher Columbus reported seeing three “mermaids” — in reality manatees. Columbus commented that in real life, mermaids were “not half as beautiful as they are painted.” Just as Columbus was blinded by his expectations, many medical group leaders see things not...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/mermaid-analogy-medical-group-strategy/feed/ 0 4425 Where’s the Future? https://blog.weisspc.com/wheres-the-future/ https://blog.weisspc.com/wheres-the-future/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:00:32 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4411 Some of us feel that we were promised careers that didn’t turn out as advertised. But just like the flying cars, those promises weren’t real promises, they were simply projections.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/wheres-the-future/feed/ 0 4411 It’s Not What You Said https://blog.weisspc.com/effective-communication-healthcare-leadership/ https://blog.weisspc.com/effective-communication-healthcare-leadership/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:56:21 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4266 It’s all about the unspoken message. What is really going on behind the words being said to you?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/effective-communication-healthcare-leadership/feed/ 0 4266 You Deserve It – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/you-deserve-physician-leadership-self-investment-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/you-deserve-physician-leadership-self-investment-audio/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:41:10 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4262 "I deserve it" is a meme infecting society . . . it affects medical group thinking, too.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/you-deserve-physician-leadership-self-investment-audio/feed/ 0 4262 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 How Soon Will Hijacked Fairness Be Coming to Healthcare? https://blog.weisspc.com/fairness-in-healthcare-policy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/fairness-in-healthcare-policy/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:00:21 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4212 In the top down world, there is a disincentive to get ahead. Caps and controls and courts.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/fairness-in-healthcare-policy/feed/ 0 4212 The Power of Conversations – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/the-power-of-conversations-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-power-of-conversations-video/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:00:27 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4162 Conversations help frame the shape of entire industries.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-power-of-conversations-video/feed/ 0 4162 You Deserve It https://blog.weisspc.com/you-deserve-physician-leadership-self-investment/ https://blog.weisspc.com/you-deserve-physician-leadership-self-investment/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:00:21 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4152 Unfortunately, this attitude impacts medical group thinking as well. As in “we deserve the exclusive contract,” or “I deserve her referrals.”

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/you-deserve-physician-leadership-self-investment/feed/ 0 4152 Are You Selling Chevys? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-pricing-strategy-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-pricing-strategy-video/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:00:14 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4121 Are you a Chevy dealer or a doctor?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-pricing-strategy-video/feed/ 0 4121 Hurry Up and Fail! https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-failure-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-failure-medical-groups/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:10:47 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4059 I fail all the time. You should, too. If you want to get ahead. Failure forces you to change your thinking.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/strategic-failure-medical-groups/feed/ 0 4059 Lemons to Lemonade – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/lemons-to-lemonade-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/lemons-to-lemonade-video/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:00:40 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4024 In the relationship between a physician group and a hospital, problems happen. Planned or unplanned.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/lemons-to-lemonade-video/feed/ 0 4024 Why Do Medical Society Leaders Assume Failure? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-society-leadership-assume-failure-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-society-leadership-assume-failure-video/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:00:10 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=4017 When I read the practice management presentation topics of many organized medical societies, I'm stunned by the degree of victimhood and of loss of choice assumed.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-society-leadership-assume-failure-video/feed/ 0 4017 I See Zombies Every Day https://blog.weisspc.com/identify-failing-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/identify-failing-medical-groups/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:00:14 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3909 Today more physicians than ever before are opting for factory work. Employment by hospitals. It’s easy. Less paperwork (really?).

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/identify-failing-medical-groups/feed/ 0 3909 Are You Selling Chevys? https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-pricing-strategy/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-pricing-strategy/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:00:06 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3873 Unfortunately, there’s growing similarity between selling cars and selling medical care. You wish it weren’t true, but wishing alone isn’t going to change anything.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-pricing-strategy/feed/ 0 3873 If Technology (and HIPAA) Drive Independent Healthcare Practice, Why the Need for Physician “Alignment?” – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-physician-alignment-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-physician-alignment-video/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2013 22:06:20 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3816 Technological revolution enables the coordination of care across locations, providers, and facilities.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-physician-alignment-video/feed/ 0 3816 For Whom Are Hospitals Built? https://blog.weisspc.com/for-whom-are-hospitals-built/ https://blog.weisspc.com/for-whom-are-hospitals-built/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:23 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3689 For whom are hospitals built? For the health of patients or for the financial health and convenience of its operators and staff?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/for-whom-are-hospitals-built/feed/ 0 3689 Transparency Within Medical Groups https://blog.weisspc.com/transparency-within-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/transparency-within-medical-groups/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:01 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3680 However, keep in mind that the most successful groups, the Strategic Groups™, are not run as clubs. They are not completely transparent.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/transparency-within-medical-groups/feed/ 0 3680 Do You See Your Group as It Is or as You Wish It Were? – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-reality-check-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-reality-check-video/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:00:14 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3568 Are you wearing a metaphorical pair of Blu-Blocker sunglasses?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-reality-check-video/feed/ 0 3568 You Are Not a Service – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/you-are-not-a-service-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/you-are-not-a-service-video/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:00:06 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3499 Running a hospital based group as a "service" for the hospital, functioning as a sort of clearing house for income and expense, severely limits your group's future.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/you-are-not-a-service-video/feed/ 0 3499 Mixed Message: Restricting Scope of Practice at Medi-Spas, Increasing it Elsewhere https://blog.weisspc.com/scope-of-practice-med-spas/ https://blog.weisspc.com/scope-of-practice-med-spas/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:51:25 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3649 I read an article in the Wall Street Journal reporting that more states are regulating Medi-Spa ownership and placing scope of practice restrictions on the procedures performed at those facilities. It seems as if they’ve discovered that nurses and other paraprofessionals, and in some cases, even beauticians, are performing what many, most, or, perhaps, nearly...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/scope-of-practice-med-spas/feed/ 0 3649 Karl Marx, M.D. – Medical Group Minute https://blog.weisspc.com/karl-marx-m-d-video/ https://blog.weisspc.com/karl-marx-m-d-video/#respond Thu, 30 May 2013 15:00:58 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3484 For the most part, physicians are stuck in a Marxian world of reimbursement.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/karl-marx-m-d-video/feed/ 0 3484 Cyprus, USA https://blog.weisspc.com/cyprus-physician-reimbursement-parallel/ https://blog.weisspc.com/cyprus-physician-reimbursement-parallel/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:00:03 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=3339 If you’ve been reading the international news, you’re probably familiar with the fact that the government of Cyprus, a European Union member, is under pressure from the European Central Bank to seize funds in private depositors’ bank accounts to bail out Cypriot banks. Although when first floated, all accounts were targeted for seizure in varying...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/cyprus-physician-reimbursement-parallel/feed/ 0 3339 No More Room for Average https://blog.weisspc.com/no-more-room-for-average/ https://blog.weisspc.com/no-more-room-for-average/#respond Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:00:44 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=2985 In some instances in life and in business, it pays to wait and see. In other instances, after weighing alternatives, it pays to do nothing. But not with your business.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/no-more-room-for-average/feed/ 0 2985 L’air du Temps https://blog.weisspc.com/lair-du-temps/ https://blog.weisspc.com/lair-du-temps/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:00:21 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=2901 It was a breezy day. Dozens of sailboats dotted the sea outside of the safety of the Santa Barbara harbor. Many were running with the wind, being propelled quickly in the direction chosen by it. Others were heading, in general but not absolute terms, against it by tacking at angles across it. L’air du temps,...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/lair-du-temps/feed/ 0 2901 New Years UnResolutions for 2013 https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-unresolutions/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-unresolutions/#respond Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:00:41 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=2707 I’ve sometimes wondered about the amount of importance attached to the arbitrary selection of the date we call January 1, New Years Day, as the date on which to make resolutions about our future behavior.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-unresolutions/feed/ 0 2707 How Sharp is Your Group? Strategy, Tactics and the Future of Your Medical Group https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-tactics/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-tactics/#respond Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:00:03 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=2444 The Wall Street Journal reported that Japan’s 100 year old Sharp Corp. announced that it had doubts that it could remain as a going concern. Sharp had invested heavily in building liquid crystal display manufacturing plants in order to compete with its South Korean rivals, only to have the market collapse. Sharp’s president was quoted as...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-strategy-tactics/feed/ 0 2444 Entrepreneurial Practice vs. Bureaucratic Existence https://blog.weisspc.com/entrepreneurial-practice-vs-bureaucratic-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/entrepreneurial-practice-vs-bureaucratic-healthcare/#respond Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:19:53 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=2144 You couldn’t ask for a better analogy to illustrate the difference between entrepreneurial practice and the bureaucratic world of one size fits all medicine envisioned by many pundits as the preferable world of the future. Dinner at the family-type chain restaurant, Rock Fish. Pleasant but not fancy, yet clean and decorated nicely. We were greeted...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/entrepreneurial-practice-vs-bureaucratic-healthcare/feed/ 0 2144 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 Are Limiting Beliefs Destroying Your Career? https://blog.weisspc.com/limiting-beliefs-physician-career/ https://blog.weisspc.com/limiting-beliefs-physician-career/#respond Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:00:05 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1351 Limiting beliefs can block physician leadership and career growth. Reframe internal barriers to unlock potential and advance strategically.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/limiting-beliefs-physician-career/feed/ 0 1351 Who Asked the Patient If She Wants a Hospitalist? – Podcast https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-choice-hospitalist-care-audio/ https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-choice-hospitalist-care-audio/#respond Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:00:32 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1309 The battle between patients' physicians and hospitalists rages on. But who asked the patient?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-choice-hospitalist-care-audio/feed/ 0 1309 Who Asked the Patient if She Wants a Hospitalist? https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-choice-hospitalist-care/ https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-choice-hospitalist-care/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:30:35 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1140 Sally hired Beth, the most sought after wedding planner in Centerville to coordinate her wedding at the Community House, a high-end hotel.  Beth planned the flowers, the menu and every other aspect of the ceremony and reception. You see, Sally had hired Beth for her expertise; the Community House was just the place, a nice place, where the event would occur.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/patient-choice-hospitalist-care/feed/ 0 1140 Lewis and Clark on Medical Group – Hospital Deals https://blog.weisspc.com/negotiating-medical-group-hospital-deals/ https://blog.weisspc.com/negotiating-medical-group-hospital-deals/#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:00:25 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1101 Like explorers needing horses, medical groups must negotiate early. Don’t wait until you’re desperate—start planning now.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/negotiating-medical-group-hospital-deals/feed/ 0 1101 Breaking the Chains of the New Normal https://blog.weisspc.com/escaping-the-new-normal-healthcare/ https://blog.weisspc.com/escaping-the-new-normal-healthcare/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:00:29 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1076 Physicians must evolve from passive to proactive to avoid being overwhelmed by hospital-centric models and face loss of autonomy.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/escaping-the-new-normal-healthcare/feed/ 0 1076 The Power of Conversations https://blog.weisspc.com/the-power-of-conversations/ https://blog.weisspc.com/the-power-of-conversations/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=1027 Just as conversations help frame contract discussions, conversations help frame the shape of entire industries. Right now the frame in healthcare is greater cooperation between hospitals and physicians:  alignment, ACOs, direct employment, collaboration. The result of that frame?  Greater control by hospitals over physicians. But there’s no reason why that frame can’t be hijacked to...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/the-power-of-conversations/feed/ 0 1027 From Robert Frost’s Road to the Great Junction https://blog.weisspc.com/from-robert-frosts-road-to-the-great-junction/ https://blog.weisspc.com/from-robert-frosts-road-to-the-great-junction/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:25:10 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=998 Medical groups face a pivotal choice: commoditization or creating an experience monopoly. Which path will define your future?

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/from-robert-frosts-road-to-the-great-junction/feed/ 0 998 You Are Not a Service https://blog.weisspc.com/you-are-not-a-service/ https://blog.weisspc.com/you-are-not-a-service/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:37:31 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=909 Running a hospital based group as “service” for the hospital, functioning as a sort of clearinghouse for income and expenses, severely limits your group’s future. It limits the willingness, and the ability, of your group to pursue outside opportunities.  That’s chiefly because there is tremendous pressure to pass through to the owner, and often to...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/you-are-not-a-service/feed/ 0 909 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 If Technology (and HIPAA) Drive Independent Healthcare Practice, Why the Need for Physician “Alignment?” https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-physician-alignment/ https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-physician-alignment/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:47:54 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=817 30 years ago, in order to practice law on a sophisticated level, you needed to be part of a firm with its relatively large support staff. You dictated and your secretary either took shorthand or transcribed the tape, typing away at a typewriter. Flash forward to today — I’m dictating this post into Evernote on...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/independent-physician-alignment/feed/ 0 817 Do You See Your Group As It Is or As You Wish It Were? https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-reality-check/ https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-reality-check/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:00:24 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=717 Did you ever see the infomercial for Blu-Blocker sunglasses or a copycat product?  Seeming passersby are treated to the view through the lenses and, voila, what was gloomy or glary or just plain old ugly is now bright, but not too bright, clear and lovely. Are you wearing a metaphorical pair of those beauties right...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/medical-group-reality-check/feed/ 0 717 Does Your Hospital Want a Relationship or Just a Transaction? https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-relationship-or-transaction/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-relationship-or-transaction/#respond Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:20:09 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=711 Does the hospital want a relationship with your group or does it just want a transaction? One of the key elements in the changing healthcare market is the fact that there is a growing desire on the part of many facilities to devalue the relationship aspects of their dealings with physician groups. Instead, they view...

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-relationship-or-transaction/feed/ 0 711 Karl Marx, M.D. https://blog.weisspc.com/karl-marx-m-d/ https://blog.weisspc.com/karl-marx-m-d/#respond Fri, 13 May 2011 23:33:57 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=455 Explore how Marxism influences physician reimbursement based on labor value, rather than considering the value of patient outcomes.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/karl-marx-m-d/feed/ 0 455 Lemons to Lemonade https://blog.weisspc.com/lemons-to-lemonade/ https://blog.weisspc.com/lemons-to-lemonade/#respond Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:52:16 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=382 Explore common problems in physician and hospital relationships and learn how to address them effectively.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/lemons-to-lemonade/feed/ 0 382 “Thank You!” https://blog.weisspc.com/thank-you/ https://blog.weisspc.com/thank-you/#respond Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:16:11 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=226 Physicians prioritizing patient relationships align themselves to outperform their competitors and boost their long term success.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/thank-you/feed/ 0 226 Bondholders, Docents and Hospital-Based Groups https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-physician-group-liabilities/ https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-physician-group-liabilities/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:55:51 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=118 Hospital-based groups face shared liability—even bondholder claims can expose physicians. Know the risks in layered governance.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/hospital-based-physician-group-liabilities/feed/ 0 118 “Thrival” Tip: Develop Your Group’s Internal Resources https://blog.weisspc.com/developing-internal-resources-medical-groups/ https://blog.weisspc.com/developing-internal-resources-medical-groups/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:50:13 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=83 Develop your group's internal resources.  For example, make certain that your group is tightly structured to keep its weakest members from splintering under pressure.  In turbulent times, individuals are often too concerned about their own survival to be focused on the group's success.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/developing-internal-resources-medical-groups/feed/ 0 83 Trapped Inside the Box https://blog.weisspc.com/trapped-inside-the-box/ https://blog.weisspc.com/trapped-inside-the-box/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:14:13 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=47 A few weeks ago, I attended a funeral.  I couldn't help that my mind wandered to the fact that many physicians and physician group leaders run their practice's business operation as if they were locked up in a box . . . sorry to be so morbid . . . coffin-like, in that they just keep on doing what they've always done in terms of treating patients, essentially ignoring many if not all real business issues, and will keep on doing the same until they run out of air.

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]]> https://blog.weisspc.com/trapped-inside-the-box/feed/ 0 47 Luck https://blog.weisspc.com/luck/ https://blog.weisspc.com/luck/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:33:15 +0000 https://blog.weisspc.com/?p=8 Explore the concept of success and luck. Discover how to take charge of your future instead of relying on random outcomes.

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