Many requests for proposal (RFPs) for physician services completely miss the point by focusing on only what is expected and setting out strict performance standards.
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Someone at a conference asked me what’s the biggest mistake medical group leaders make. That’s easy, I told him, it’s not engaging me to represent them.
Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one. Yes, this is a popular topic for the blog, because each additional hospital closure underscores the risk for physicians and medical groups that don’t spread risk. The lesson applies to both hospital-based and office-based physicians, although not necessarily equally. Yesterday, February 11, 2018, was the final, […]
Many medical group leaders bemoan their group’s circumstances: caught in the hard place between increasing commoditization, what they believe to be the limitations of independent structure, and the pressure of national group competition.
Value is what’s important to your customer. Not to you.
Someone at a conference asked me what’s the biggest mistake medical group leaders make. That’s easy, I told him, it’s not engaging me to represent them. He told me to get serious. I told him that I was. So, he asked me what’s the second biggest mistake. Many medical group leaders bemoan their group’s circumstances. […]
Hospital based medical groups are often faced with a choice upon exclusive contract renewal: The expectation or demand on the part of the hospital that the group must provide its services, perhaps even at a higher level of intensity, for lower or no stipend support.
Try staying ahead of the curve rather than subscribing to the status quo of best practices.
Hospital based medical groups are often faced with a choice upon exclusive contract renewal: The expectation or demand on the part of the hospital that the group must provide its services, perhaps even at a higher level of intensity, for lower or no stipend support.
Value is what’s important to your customer. Not to you.