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Maximize the Value of Touchpoints With Patients – Medical Group Minute
Every touchpoint with a patient is an opportunity to build the relationship.
Efforts Don’t Necessarily Equal Value
I recently heard a news story announcing that General Motors was, per its agreement with the Auto Workers Union, making bonus distributions of, as I recall, $8,300 per worker. Asked to comment, the union spokesperson said that although the workers appreciated the bonus money, it did make up for the fact that they had not…
The End of Healthcare Symbiosis Might Just Kill the Host (and End the Career of the Hospital CEO)
The move by hospitals to “strengthen” hospital-based departments, and the hospital’s own finances, by outsourcing to so-called national groups and “contract management companies” might just result in the destruction of the hospital. The chances are even higher that it will end the careers of many hospital executives. Over the last 30 to 40 years, both…
New Years UnResolutions for 2013
I’ve sometimes wondered about the amount of importance attached to the arbitrary selection of the date we call January 1, New Years Day, as the date on which to make resolutions about our future behavior.
Act on Company Model Threats as Soon as They Surface – Podcast
Attack a company model arrangement as soon as the threat surfaces.
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?