Hospitals are becoming more coercive in thinning the medical staff ranks of independent physicians.
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You’re Not Being Managed, You’re Being Employed – Medical Group Minute
Is there a disconnect between the physician and the hospital?
Swimming With the Stream or Swimming Upstream? – Medical Group Minute
The healthcare tide is strong: pushing forward hospital-centric healthcare, accountable care organizations, and governmental meddling.
Is Your Group Running on Autopilot?
My unfortunate observation is this this type of problem, in varying costume, is far too common.
Who Asked the Patient If She Wants a Hospitalist? – Medical Group Minute
What the patient expects is of paramount importance.
Bean Counters 1, Patients 0
In the healthcare world being ushered in by Obamacare, measurement of “care” will count for more than the actual care itself.
Picking Off the Fruits of Your Success – Medical Group Minute
The hospital approaches you and says that they are building an ACO – won’t you join with them and become an employee of their sponsored foundation or medical group?
This is What Commoditized Healthcare Looks Like
You get what you pay for.
Mixed Message: Restricting Scope of Practice at Medi-Spas, Increasing it Elsewhere
I read an article in the Wall Street Journal reporting that more states are regulating Medi-Spa ownership and placing scope of practice restrictions on the procedures performed at those facilities. It seems as if they’ve discovered that nurses and other paraprofessionals, and in some cases, even beauticians, are performing what many, most, or, perhaps, nearly…
In Loco Parentis or Just Plain Loco? – Medical Group Minute
The is no real security in depending upon a pseudo-parent employer.