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Tag: physician
Is It Really Easier to Schedule Coverage of a Closed Hospital? – Medical Group Minute
We used to joke about the name of Midway Hospital, an acute care hospital in L.A., saying that it was midway between life and death.
An anesthesiologist, commenting on my theme that inpatient care is becoming outpatient care and that the center of outpatient care isn’t the hospital but the freestanding facility, in his case the ASC, told me that I was missing an element in the analysis.
Coming Soon to the Closed Mall Near You – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he talks about malls. Closed malls, in particular, and the opportunity for you.
Mitigating Against Risk to Physician Groups of Hospital Closure – Medical Group Minute
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.
Can You Make it Any More Difficult for Your Patients to Pay You? – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he tells the story of having to work hard to pay his physician.
What The Government Doesn’t Know About Value
A diamond and a rock, sitting side by side. Both discovered near the bottom of the Udachny diamond mine in the Sakha Republic region of Russia, one of the world’s ten deepest open-pit diamond mines.
Medical Practice Admits Guilt. Pays $100 Million. Physician President Now Indicted. – Medical Group Minute
It is a crime, a violation of antitrust law, to conspire to allocate a market, thus driving up the price. It is particularly egregious when the conspiracy involves the market for medical care for cancer treatment.
Why You Must Know the Business Lesson in a Decades-Old Children’s Magazine – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he shares an important lesson from a decades-old issue of a children’s magazine. It is 100% applicable to you.
IBM Might Be Kicking Watson Health to the Curb: The Danger in Big Data
Big data and business decision making, especially in your practice, are two very different things.
Avoid Shiny Objects in Healthcare Deals – Medical Group Minute
Ah, the shiny object, the more or less instant gratification.