Models. No, not the skinny kind in a magazine. But conceptual frameworks. Like global warming “models” or even Obamacare.

Many medical groups operate as partnerships, generally partnerships of professional corporations.

As hospitals gather more power courtesy of Obamacare, some are becoming more daring in terms of extracting cash from non-aligned physicians who don’t control referrals.

Grace, not her real name, was very pretty. Long blonde hair. Tall. Fun.

“Bob, we’ve got to give you your two weeks notice. Here’s a check for the next two weeks’ compensation. Just pack your personal belongings and Jerry, here, will see you to the door.”

A congressional study compared the performance of San Francisco International (SFO) Airport’s privately contracted screeners with those of LAX’s TSA staffed screeners. SFO’s staff screened 65% more passengers per screener than the government employed TSA personnel at LAX.

The physicist Niels Bohr is reputed to have quipped that prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.

An $800 sneaker? How can its lessons be applied in your practice or business?

I hate taking out the trash.

Some hospital attorneys and, therefore, some hospital administrators, believe that every contract for professional services should be subject to a request for proposal (RFP) process. That’s ridiculous.