Physicians must evolve from passive to proactive to avoid being overwhelmed by hospital-centric models and face loss of autonomy.
Tag: hospital based
Every Day is an Opportunity for an RFP Response
Learn how physician groups can build leverage, shape perception, and position themselves long before bids are issued.
The Two Classes of Hospital Based Medical Group Disruptors – Podcast
Most hospital based groups focus on outside competitors but ignore the threat from within.
The Chicken, the Pig and the ACO – Podcast
Hospital administrators are involved in ACO formation, but physicians are being asked to fully commit.
The Power of Conversations
Just as conversations help frame contract discussions, conversations help frame the shape of entire industries. Right now the frame in healthcare is greater cooperation between hospitals and physicians: alignment, ACOs, direct employment, collaboration. The result of that frame? Greater control by hospitals over physicians. But there’s no reason why that frame can’t be hijacked to…
From Robert Frost’s Road to the Great Junction
Medical groups face a pivotal choice: commoditization or creating an experience monopoly. Which path will define your future?
Utilizing a Unit Concept to Drive Success
Medical groups view their practice as consisting of several independent, yet coordinated, units, each of which requires a separate focus.
Exploiting the Power of First Impressions
First impressions matter, and this is more than simply a social rule. Last week, a new notebook computer that we had ordered arrived at the office. We have other computers, from Macs and other Apple products to a number of PCs that we use for various functions. In ordering the new notebook computer, my office…
Don’t Worry About Your Future – The Hospital Has it All Planned – Podcast
The hospital has written the script for your future. Don’t like it? Grab your own pen.
Stars Don’t Audition. Why Are You Responding to That RFP?
When I first began practice, I worked for a law firm that represented clients in the entertainment industry. One thing that struck me from each morning’s required reading, Daily Variety, was that although it carried many announcements of auditions for minor roles, stars didn’t have to audition at all – in fact, the paper often…