What do you know, really know, about the people you do business with? For example, about your employees, subcontractors and the CEOs of the hospitals you deal with. A few years ago a friend, let’s call him “C,” told me the following story: C’s son, attending college in the East, was looking for a new…
Can You Flip the Switch – From Physician to Group Business Leader?
Top students quickly figure out that getting A’s requires delivering what the teacher is looking for, whether answers on tests or responses to questions asked aloud in class — they focus on the “correct” answer. Setting aside the question of regurgitation versus critical thinking, top students focus on getting the answer right, on not making…
Opportunities Knocking in Market Flux – Podcast
Let other physicians worry about surviving the down economy: Take these steps now in order to thrive.
The Traitorous Healthcare Collaborator
What the term really means is let the hospital hold all the money, let the hospital decide who gets to render the care, and let the hospital decide what those providers should be paid.
The Tipping Point – Captive Medical Staffs and Loss of Accreditation
As a result of the prevailing trend of hospital-centric healthcare, in which more and more physicians are contracted with or employed by hospitals, the medical staff is quickly reaching a tipping point. Soon, if it is not already taken place at your facility, a preponderance of medical staff members, or at least those who are…
How a Hospital Based Group Can Profit From Problems – Podcast
Problems happen. But when they do, turn them into profit.
If Technology (and HIPAA) Drive Independent Healthcare Practice, Why the Need for Physician “Alignment?”
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…
Is Your Group a Vendor . . . or a Partner? – Podcast
If you want your group to have a future, stop being a vendor.
What Can the Owner of a Plumbing Company Teach Medical Group Leaders?
Hiring for skill is not even half the battle for your group – the price of admission.
Physician Success Requires More Than Focus on Patient Care
Beginning in 2012, Medicare’s Value Based Purchasing program will provide financial incentives based on the performance of quality measures. Patient satisfaction surveys will yield significant weight in measuring performance. Many physician groups will make the mistake of focusing even more intently on patient care and on patient satisfaction. Taken alone, focusing on increasing both the level of care…