I read an article in the Wall Street Journal reporting that more states are regulating Medi-Spa ownership and placing scope of practice restrictions on the procedures performed at those facilities. It seems as if they’ve discovered that nurses and other paraprofessionals, and in some cases, even beauticians, are performing what many, most, or, perhaps, nearly…
Not enough physicians? State plans to expand role of paraprofessionals.
Hardly anyone even yawned when the State of California announced that it was considering expanding the scope of paraprofessional practice because there weren’t enough physicians to go around.
A vaccine for office based physicians thinking of entering into an office sharing deal or a practice merger deal, with one or more other physicians.
In some instances in life and in business, it pays to wait and see. In other instances, after weighing alternatives, it pays to do nothing. But not with your business.
Someone, or some faceless trend, is always impacting your future.
In terms of thinking about the future, are practicing physicians really different from residents? I recently gave the opening lecture in my series for residents. The first topic: The trends affecting the future of their practice. Some in the audience paid close attention. Others didn’t. An even smaller number came up afterwards to ask in…
A recent trip to a restaurant and the post office illustrate the difference between entrepreneurial medicine and the brave new bureaucratic world of healthcare.
I don’t know about you, but when I eat at a sushi bar, I expect the sushi chef to take my order. After all, for me, that’s the expected, traditional experience. And, it’s what makes it fun. You order based on what looks fresh, on what the chef suggests, and depending on your appetite –…
When “practice” becomes employment, physicians lose autonomy and leverage. Learn the structural differences and how you can reclaim control.