Overly democratic or consensus style systems of medical group governance make it impossible for the group to adopt a strategic, as opposed to a tactical, outlook. For example, consider a consensus style forty-three physician orthopedic group that’s unable to come to agreement on how to respond to an important referral source’s request that they expand […]
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That may be true on the highway, but it’s patently untrue in terms of your group’s business. In business you need to be able to make decisions quickly and then act on them.
A study found little correlation between nonprofit hospitals’ CEO pay, which averaged almost $600,000 per year, and performance.
Ride along with Mark as he discusses a key concept from his book, The Medical Group Governance Matrix: The freedom that medical group leaders must have to decide, and to decide fast.
A few weeks ago on the blog, I wrote about The Medical Group Governance Matrix™. I have a good friend who says, in the context of a physical skill, that prehistoric humans initially developed the strong, instinctual dominant-hand grip to be able to grab onto tree limbs and quickly climb in order to escape predators […]
We all hear, and most of us say, that the pace of change in healthcare is quickening. That means that the pace of required decision-making is increasing, too. Unless, that is, you want to take the “default” route. That’s the one is which you let someone else make the decisions that impact you; you’re just […]
Your medical group may have a superpower.
When my kids were small, they used to talk about their super powers. They were convinced that they were real.
Shh! We’re eavesdropping right now on a discussion between two healthcare executives who’ve just identified an issue that needs to be resolved.
Today, many small to medium size medical groups are in an existential battle. They may not realize it, but that doesn’t change the facts.
