Attack a company model arrangement as soon as the threat surfaces.
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In Terms of Thinking About the Future, are Practicing Physicians Really Different From Residents? – Podcast
Someone, or some faceless trend, is always impacting your future.
Act on Company Model Threats as Soon as They Surface
The bus hurtles down the road, picking up speed, faster and faster, quickly passing one, then another, and then yet another large yellow sign warning that a sharp curve lies ahead, speed limit 15. But no one’s touching the brakes and, in fact, none of the passengers on the bus is driving. Then, 20 or 30…
In Terms of Thinking About the Future, are Practicing Physicians Really Different From Residents?
In terms of thinking about the future, are practicing physicians really different from residents? I recently gave the opening lecture in my series for residents. The first topic: The trends affecting the future of their practice. Some in the audience paid close attention. Others didn’t. An even smaller number came up afterwards to ask in…
Will the Anesthesiologist Be the Only Physician in the O.R.? – Podcast
How unlikely is it that in twenty years, the only physician actually in the O.R. will be the anesthesiologist?
Will the Anesthesiologist Be the Only Physician in the Room?
How unlikely is it that in twenty years, the only physician actually in the O.R. will be the anesthesiologist? As surgery becomes more robotic, what difference will it make if the surgeon is actually present? In fact, as surgery becomes more robotic, will surgeons continue to be physicians or will they be specially trained technicians?…
The Walking Dead: Is Your Group Actually in Business?
You have been coming into work every day for years. Now there’s no need to come in tomorrow because your group no longer exists. You see, although your group collected over $20 million over the past year, and you and your fellow partners earned a tidy sum, it turns out that your group was simply…
Using the Scenario Survey Process at the Micro Level
In my podcast How Scenario Surveys Strengthen Group Strategy, or in my article by the same name, I discuss the importance of your use of the scenario tool in setting group strategy. There’s another aspect of the Scenario Survey Process that’s important for any physician group that negotiates with a hospital, the classic example being…
Potentially Profitable Interplay Between Exclusive Contracts and ACOs
There is a complex interplay between hospital-based group exclusive contracts and ACO-entity payment mechanisms. In addition to making certain that money flows into the group, as opposed to around it, obviously a protective move, there are significant planning opportunities in the play off between the managed care contracting provisions of exclusive contracts and the terms…
The “Company Model:” More Than Just an Anesthesia Problem – Podcast
The so-called “Company Model” of providing anesthesia services at an ASC presents serious kickback concerns. But the problem is far greater than simply anesthesia deals.