Hospital administrators are involved in ACO formation, but physicians are being asked to fully commit.
Alternative to Commoditized Practice
As the chill of Obamacare becomes felt, more and more physicians are looking for alternatives to commoditized medical practice.
St. Bully Medical Center – Medical Group Minute
We’re not talking Teddy Roosevelt, we’re talking intimidation.
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.
Yin and Yang. Contract Term and Termination – Medical Group Minute
Your contract’s real term is how quickly it can be terminated.
How Medical Groups Get Mired Fighting the Last War
It’s no longer business as usual. It is business as unusual. And that requires a new way of thinking.
Cyprus, USA – Medical Group Minute
Paying your “fair share.”
100% Air Conditioned
Competitive advantages are developed, excluding competitors from the equation. But as soon as one’s competitors catch up, what was once an advantage becomes simply the price of admission.
What a Long-Dead Copywriter Knew About Medical Group Success – Medical Group Minute
Robert Collier, one of the fathers of direct mail advertising, famously advised copywriters to enter the conversation already going on within the customer’s mind.
Patient Complications Produce Hospital Profits
I argue that hospitals, as institutions, are at best amoral. At the same time, they are driven by profit and their executives bear no true downside risk, no risk of going negative in terms of personal liability.