Wisdom. Applied.

Opportunities Knocking In Market Flux 18.04.2019 5:16 ↓

Let other physicians worry about surviving the down economy: Take these steps now in order to thrive.

Why Hospitals Don’t Want Employed Physicians to (Really) Succeed 18.04.2019 3:08 ↓

Hospitals are employing more physicians. So why don’t they want them to become really successful?

Do You See Your Group As It Is Or As You Wish It Were? 18.04.2019 1:45 ↓

The first step in establishing your group’s future is telling the truth about its present.

The Group-Physician Relationship 18.04.2019 5:19 ↓

Why are group-physician relationships so complicated when the rules are so simple?

Don’t Worry About Your Future – The Hospital Has It All Planned 18.04.2019 4:09 ↓

The hospital has written the script for your future. Don’t like it? Grab Your Own Pen.

Avoiding The Bureaucratic Web 18.04.2019 3:35 ↓

Highly successful medical groups operate in concert with bureaucratic hospitals but avoid the taint of bureaucracy themselves.

The Chicken, The Pig And The ACO 18.04.2019 2:13 ↓

Hospital administrators are involved in ACO formation, but physicians are being asked to fully commit.

The Two Classes Of Hospital Based Medical Group Disruptors 18.04.2019 2:59 ↓

Most hospital based groups focus on outside competitors but ignore the threat from within.

Protecting Your Practice In Today's "We" Society 18.04.2019 2:59 ↓

In order to thrive in the “WE” society sweeping through healthcare, medical groups must adopt a different focus.

The Same Amount Of Money As An Employed Physician Is Worth Less 18.04.2019 2:10 ↓

Not only is fair market valuation resulting in a spiraling down of employed physician income, the same amount of money earned as an employee is worth less than that amount earned if you still owned the practice.

How Much Should You Charge To Respond To That RFP? 18.04.2019 4:03 ↓

RFPs for physician services come in several varieties – some real, some scams. Responding to any RFP takes considerable time and requires significant investment. So how much should your group charge to provide its proposal?

Two Wolves and A Lamb 18.04.2019 2:55 ↓

Hospitals and the government have decided that physicians must collaborate financially in order to deliver quality healthcare. Of course, that’s a lie.

Physicians Must Brand Their Role In Healthcare Or Suffer the Consequences 18.04.2019 2:58 ↓

As hospitals quicken their pace to replace physicians with paraprofessionals, physicians must brand their role in healthcare or suffer the consequences.

Shadowing The Competition 18.04.2019 2:56 ↓

Someone’s strategizing to take over your practice; it might as well be you.

The Super Bowl And Medical Group Success 18.04.2019 5:37 ↓

Did you notice that the Super Bowl was all about medical group success?

The Promise-Delivery Gap 18.04.2019 2:31 ↓

National groups often over-promise and under-deliver. Take advantage of it.

Hospital Employment Is No Panacea For Physicians 18.04.2019 3:05 ↓

Employment by hospitals is no safe harbor for physicians; in fact, it’s quite the opposite.

Who Asked The Patient If She Wants A Hospitalist? 18.04.2019 2:37 ↓

The battle between patients’ physicians and hospitalists rages on. But who asked the patient?

Breaking The Chains Of The New Normal 18.04.2019 2:24 ↓

Many physicians, even physician group leaders, have trouble with the notion of transformational change because today’s payor and hospital centric status quo is their “normal.”

The One With Earl Ongman Of Sierra Health Services - Part 1 18.04.2019 18:55 ↓

Mark Weiss interviews Earl Ongman of Sierra Health Services.

The One With Earl Ongman Of Sierra Health Services - Part 2 18.04.2019 19:43 ↓

Mark Weiss interviews Earl Ongman of Sierra Health Services.

Resolving Healthcare Market Pressure 18.04.2019 4:24 ↓

For many physicians, the winds of change are of hurricane force. Consider how they can be harnessed.

Why Let Your Competitors Control Your Future? 18.04.2019 2:33 ↓

You, not your competitors, control your future – why would you think otherwise?

Is Your Medical Practice A Social Service Or A Business? 18.04.2019 2:43 ↓

Consistent with the communal notions of the “We” society, physicians are being told by politicians, pundits and the press that you are in social services – do you really believe this?

Yin and Yang. Contract Term And Termination 18.04.2019 1:54 ↓

Your contract’s real term is how quickly it can be terminated.