The healthcare world was supposedly abuzz last week when the New England Journal of Medicine published (on Jan 2, 2020) the report of a study that shows that consolidation in the hospital industry doesn’t lead to higher patient satisfaction or to higher quality.
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Why Blindly Copying Rarely Works – Medical Group Minute
It was perhaps the funniest healthcare headline ever: “Zimmer Biomet to combine spine, dental businesses to form company called NewCo.”
Is Your Group Still Sharp? Strategy, Tactics and the Future of Your Medical Group – Medical Group Minute
Strategic advantage is gained by being able to process information and take action faster than one’s opponent.
Don’t Do the Crime if You Can’t Do the Time as Hospital CEO – Medical Group Minute
Watch as Mark discusses the penalties hospital CEOs face for compliance failures. Learn from real cases to protect your leadership and organization.
IBM Might Be Kicking Watson Health to the Curb: The Danger in Big Data – Medical Group Minute
Big data and business decision making, especially in your practice, are two very different things.
Free $10.6 Million Dollar Lesson on How Not to Fire Physicians – Medical Group Minute
Here, courtesy of Tenet Healthcare and two terminated cardiologists is a lesson about firing physicians . . . and, when not to.
Don’t Step in Unintended Consequences – Medical Group Minute
Catalog all of your agreements. Consider each new deal or arrangement in light of your existing ones as a matter of standard operating procedure.
Does More Financial Pressure on Hospitals Signal the Return of Questionable Medical Directorships? – Medical Group Minute
Does More Financial Pressure on Hospitals Signal the Return of Questionable Medical Directorships?
Cooking Time = Negotiating Time – Medical Group Minute
Each negotiation has its own timing, not one set by a standard recipe or by a clock on the wall or on the calendar, but one that can be, and should be, set by you.
Ghost of Eliot Ness Busts 345 Defendants in Nation’s Largest Opioid-Fueled Healthcare Fraud Extravaganza – $6 Billion In Alleged False Claims – Medical Group Minute
In a move reminiscent of prohibition-era crime fighter Eliot Ness, the U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a coordinated enforcement action against 345 alleged healthcare criminals, including over 100 physicians and other licensed (for now) healthcare professionals, in 51 judicial districts.