I’ve been thinking today about Pareto-type distribution, you know the “80/20 rule,” and physician employment. By physician employment, I’m addressing that situation in which there is no opportunity for meaningful ownership by the affected physician. So, for example, becoming an employee in a physician owned group in which there is a track to equal ownership…
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A Tear in the Fabric of Medical Groups – Medical Group Minute
The importance of group owners sharing the same mindset.
I Want to Become a Partner
Partnership is, it appears, the Holy Grail that, once grasped, results in eternal professional success. But what does partnership really mean?
Et Tu, Dr. Brute? – Medical Group Minute
You protect your patients every day. You need to spend some time protecting the integrity of your group, as well.
A Tear in the Fabric of Medical Groups – Podcast
The importance of group owners sharing the same mindset.
A Tear in the Fabric of Medical Groups
Have you ever tried to stretch pizza dough? Pull it too much or too thin, and you end up with a tear. Many medical groups suffer from the same effect as a result of differing camps within their ownership ranks. Some members are focused on immediate returns: the amount of their paychecks and the workload…
Et Tu, Dr. Brute?
I recently spoke with a former group leader, who will go unnamed.
It had taken him years to build up a successful hospital-based practice with dozens of physician providers. Over the course of those years, he worked hard to build what he thought was a strong relationship with the administration of the hospital at which the group provided services. And, over the course of those years, he worked hard to keep competing groups at bay, protecting his group’s tenure at the facility.