Several years ago, I read a review in a magazine for consultants of a new book by an “expert” who advises that since business now moves at the speed of light, the “old” strategic question of “where do you want to be X years from now?” must now be “where do you want to be a few days from now?”
Ride along with Mark for an alternate way to view RFPs.
How does a group of, say, 100 physicians account for whose work is going to be cut back, or who will have to be let go, when and if a facility the group serves closes or drastically scales back?
In keeping with our New Year’s Tradition, here’s the hack. Flip things around: What will you not do, or stop doing, next year?
This is important for hospital-based physician groups with exclusive contracts, as well as for office-based practices with hospital contracts.
Ride along with Mark as he discusses the everlong legal battle between two industry giants.
Take a seat and listen in as Mark discusses another Walmart foray into healthcare via its Walmart Town Center concept.
Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
Each negotiation has its own timing, not one set by a standard recipe or by a clock on the wall or on the calendar, but one that can be, and should be, set by you.
Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
Yes, this is a popular topic for the blog, because each additional hospital closure underscores the risk for physicians and medical groups that don’t spread risk. The lesson applies to both hospital-based and office-based physicians, although not necessarily equally.