Although many in healthcare operate on a purely commodity-level basis, in reality, it’s not simply about money – it hardly ever is.
Tag: hospital
A Kodak Moment – Podcast
Kodak chose to ignore the threat of digital photography. What threat is your medical group ignoring?
Look Before You Leap: Document Your Deal
Look before you leap. CHECK.
Measure twice, cut once. CHECK.
Document your deal with your partners before commencing joint practice. WHAT?
Layoff Doctors – Podcast
Hospital employment provides physicians no more safety than any other type of employment.
Technology, Rules and Compliance
Technology is neither inherently good nor inherently bad. It’s good only if it does something beneficial – makes things faster, easier, cheaper, or better. And then, of course, the question is faster, easier, cheaper or better for whom? I recently went with my son to a trendy burger place in Westwood, adjacent to UCLA. For…
Efforts Don’t Necessarily Equal Value
I recently heard a news story announcing that General Motors was, per its agreement with the Auto Workers Union, making bonus distributions of, as I recall, $8,300 per worker. Asked to comment, the union spokesperson said that although the workers appreciated the bonus money, it did make up for the fact that they had not…
Psst, Wanna Buy a Watch? The Myth of Security in Hospital Employment
Hospital employment isn’t the safety net it’s made out to be. Learn why relying on a single employer can jeopardize your financial future.
Survey Yourself
Explore the role of a surveying your own medical group to uncover better insights to shape the success of your group.
The End of Healthcare Symbiosis Might Just Kill the Host (and End the Career of the Hospital CEO)
The move by hospitals to “strengthen” hospital-based departments, and the hospital’s own finances, by outsourcing to so-called national groups and “contract management companies” might just result in the destruction of the hospital. The chances are even higher that it will end the careers of many hospital executives. Over the last 30 to 40 years, both…
Hostess Twinkies and Hospital-Centric Healthcare – Podcast
Does the death of Hostess offers a glimpse into the future of hospital-centric healthcare.