Many physician groups view contract negotiations as something that happens every few years. In reality, negotiations never stop. The conversations, metrics, and decisions taking place today may determine the terms of your next hospital agreement.
Strategy
Burnout: Physicians as “Renters” in the Rent Seekers’ World
What if physician burnout isn’t about resilience at all? A different look at ownership, autonomy, and incentives.
How to Escape the Factory-ification of Healthcare
Many physicians leave hospital or private‑equity owned practices only to recreate the same factory model they wanted to escape. Real differentiation comes from rejecting throughput medicine in favor of human‑centered care.
How To Use Scenario Surveys To Strengthen Strategy
How can physicians plan for uncertain futures? Learn how scenario surveys strengthen strategy, protect profits, and reduce risk in medical practices.
A $995 Sneaker and Its Lessons for Your Business
Physician services aren’t a commodity, they’re a value proposition. Learn how mindset shifts and premium positioning can transform your practice and attract high-value patients.
Supermodel Your Way to Healthcare Industry Success
Few doubt that things need fixing in healthcare. But many, from DIYer docs to industry leaders, suffer from being inside an echo chamber.
How to Use the Law Before it Uses You.
Some laws derive from morality and others are purely the result of politicking and protectionism.
The Anti-RFP: Forward and Reverse Auctions for Physician Services
Several years ago, it would’ve been difficult to write too much about the strategy of responding to an RFP, i.e., a request for proposal, for physician services. Today, however, with an extreme shortage of physicians, RFPs are not so much a thing.
The Prevailing Healthcare Business Model is Upside Down
Some models were once useful, but no longer are. How’s the “reliant on Medicare”, or even the “reliant on commercial payors”, model working out for you?
Why Fail at Optionality?
Although dollars are a lubricant, the real issue is freedom or optionality.