As hospitals build employed staff models, as they build ACO networks, and as they influence referrals within those “staffs,” will the quality of care go up, or will it go down?
Tag: physician
Can You Flip the Switch – From Physician to Group Business Leader? – Podcast
Physicians focus on the correct answer. But succeeding as a business leader requires acceptance of failure.
Are You Playing to Win or Just Playing Not to Lose? – Medical Group Minute
Does your medical group have a strategy to succeed, or are you simply hoping not to fail?
Should Hospitals Be Public Utilities?
Recent news reports have revealed that some non-profit hospital CEOs have received up to 40% increases in salary over the prior year, with some CEO’s compensation hitting the $3 million mark.
The Promise-Delivery Gap – Medical Group Minute
National groups often over-promise and under-deliver. Take advantage of it.
When You Have Time to Gripe – Medical Group Minute
“When you have time to gripe, you have time to wipe. When you have time to lean, you have time to clean.”
Taken the Wrong Job?
Have you made this same mistake? Either by taking a job with idiot savants or, even worse yet, by building a medical group comprised of them?
Merger: Fallen From Grace
Grace, not her real name, was very pretty. Long blonde hair. Tall. Fun. But we used to joke that she could never develop a relationship because she didn’t like her suitors’ financial statements.
The Problem of Perception – Healthcare Collaboration – Podcast
What’s the right way of looking at ACOs, physician alignment, hospital-physician collaboration and other initiatives to bind physicians to hospitals?
Why Sometimes the Only Way to Win Is Not to Play at All – Medical Group Minute
Just as in sports, many medical group leaders are motivated by “winning isn’t everything – it’s the only thing” thinking.