Is there a disconnect between the physician and the hospital?
Tag: healthcare
The One With Mike Hicks – Podcast
Mark Weiss interviews Mike Hicks, the CEO of EmCare Anesthesia Services.
Un-Greetings!
I was recently “un-greeted” by a cashier at Home Depot. It was around 6:45 p.m. on a Sunday and this guy’s frown was a monotone rainbow of unhappiness. I once had surgery and the anesthesiologist was yelling at his divorce lawyer in preop. These sorts of people can suck the profit right out of your…
Is Your Group Running on Autopilot? – Podcast
Your group’s practice metrics indicate all is OK. But you’re about to crash.
Bean Counters 1, Patients 0 – Medical Group Minute
Measurement of “care” will soon count for more than care itself.
Competing on the Basis of Common Courtesy – Medical Group Minute
Demonstrate, don’t just talk about, high touch, high caring service.
Would You Sign This?
Ask yourself, “why should I sign it?” What am I getting in return?
How Soon Will Hijacked Fairness Be Coming to Healthcare?
In the top down world, there is a disincentive to get ahead. Caps and controls and courts.
Physician Subsidiary Entity – Aligned or A’lying?
It’s the same degree of freedom that exists within the giraffe enclosure at the Santa Barbara Zoo: the giraffes can run anywhere they want, except where they can’t.
The (Not So) Obvious Alternative to Cutbacks – Medical Group Minute
If yours is an average group, you’re doing more work for less pay.




