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What If They Had Begun to Think About the Future When It Was Still in Their Past – Medical Group Minute
The medical group that I was going to see was under pressure. One of its former members had jumped ship and aligned with a competitor. The hospital issued an RFP. The competitor became the golden haired group.
Obama and the Teachable Moment on Negotiation
What are you signaling in your negotiations? Not just what are you saying, but what are you doing? What are the other members of your team signaling/saying/doing?
Here’s a Tip About Physician Compensation – Medical Group Minute
In the U.S., it seems that lots of people expect a tip, from the person who simply hands you your coffee at Starbucks to, I’d expect, hospital administrators (but only at for-profit facilities). Okay, just kidding, but you get the idea.
The Pharmacy Will See Your Patients Now
Walgreens. On my last count, there were 400 Walgreens Healthcare Clinics located in their stores. And, they’ve recently announced an expansion of their telehealth platform.
Here’s What Happens When Physician Alignment Is Out of Line – Podcast
“Physicians, Lower Your Expectations” and Other Manipulation
I wish I could remember where I read it. But I can’t. His comment still sticks in my craw. The so-called expert said something like, “In the new economy, physicians need to lower their income expectations.” Why? To enable hospitals to hire you for less and increase their profit? So that payors can refuse to…
Do You Know Your “One Weird Trick to Losing Belly Fat?”
There is one weird trick and it can be yours and it has nothing to do with belly fat but everything to do with increasing your practice’s or business’s success. Clickbait. Although the term is often used as a pejorative, it describes an impactful statement that’s designed to grab your attention, pulling you in to…
Why Hospitals Are Like Taxis Fighting the Uber of Healthcare
Could you smell it in Cleveland, Carson City or Cape Cod? The stench filled the air in Paris, as taxi drivers burned tires to protest Uber. Having paid hundreds of thousands of Euros for their taxi permits, the drivers have been disrupted and they don’t like it. Will hospital administrators in Cleveland, Carson City and…
Life Is Easy When You’ve Given Someone Else the Power to Determine Your Future – Podcast
Market consolidation – that’s what’s impacting medical groups of all stripes and sizes.