That may be true on the highway, but it’s patently untrue in terms of your group’s business. In business you need to be able to make decisions quickly and then act on them.
Tag: management
This Isn’t Medical Practice It’s Employment – Podcast
I recently read an article about a physician who had sold his practice to a hospital. The physician was quoted as having stated that he had grown disenchanted with running the business end of his own practice, thus his agreement to “have my practice managed by” the hospital.
You Can Outsource the Task, but You Can’t Outsource Responsibility – Success in Motion
Sit back and ride along with Mark as he reminds you that billing and collection can be outsourced, but responsibility still lies within your group.
The Problem Is the Cure – Podcast
Listen to Mark as he discusses how many medical group leaders come to him for help when they’ve got a “problem” and they’re looking for a solution.
You Can’t Un-Ring That Bell – Podcast
Train your medical group’s members for actions consistent with the group’s strategy.
What “A Hamburger Today is Worth Less on Tuesday” Says About Managed Care Negotiation
Wimpy, the character from the Popeye cartoon series (not just a hungry guy, but a talented economist), famously said, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
An Alternative Structure for Medical Group Compensation – Podcast
Most medical groups have a two-level physician engagement/compensation structure: owners and non-owners.
The End of Healthcare Symbiosis Might Just Kill the Host (and End the Career of the Hospital CEO) – Podcast
Why hospitals are destroying themselves, and setting their CEOs up for termination, when they bring in national groups and “contract management companies.”
Why the Hospital’s Idea of Physician Leader Means Follower – Medical Group Minute
What those hospitals are really doing is training more physicians to become hospital-employed, or hospital-controlled managers.
A Disruptive Physician of Another Sort – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he discusses the type of disruptive physician you may not see coming.