“I don’t even know where to begin.” Lately, as a result of the growing financial pressure on physicians and the quickening pace of change in the healthcare market, I often hear this, or similar expressions of frustration
Tag: failure
You Are Not a Service
Running a hospital based group as “service” for the hospital, functioning as a sort of clearinghouse for income and expenses, severely limits your group’s future. It limits the willingness, and the ability, of your group to pursue outside opportunities. That’s chiefly because there is tremendous pressure to pass through to the owner, and often to…
Can You Flip the Switch – From Physician to Group Business Leader?
Transitioning from physician to group business leader requires shifting from risk-averse to risk-embracing. Learn how to make the switch.
Why Do Medical Society Leaders Assume Failure?
Why do medical society leaders assume failure? Learn how defeatist framing weakens physician leverage—and shapes bad outcomes.
It’s All Related.
Discover the interconnected events that shape the risk faced by medical groups, influencing their success and viability.
I’m a Partner in the Group, So Leave Me Alone
If you’ve read my articles on exclusive contract negotiation or read about the Strategic Group Process, you know that my view is that almost all of the instances of a group’s organization and operation are related . . . that either they are managed in order to achieve success or they are treated silo-like (or even ignored), resulting in stagnation and failure.




