I see a tremendous amount of tension, especially when it comes to the relationship between administration and hospital based groups. Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com

You can use a red team strategy to discover your medical group’s weaknesses and to correct them before someone else takes advantage of them. Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com

What if you’re sued for an event that one of your own members didn’t cause? To your dismay, you find out that you’re not covered for that. Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com

Running a hospital based group as “service” for the hospital, functioning as a sort of clearinghouse for income and expenses, severely limits your group’s future. Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com

You keep your medical skills up. It’s time that you focus on your sales skills as well. Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com

Learn to protect negotiating positions and to use “informal” communication with administration proactively. Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com

Medical group leaders are busy focusing on day to day activities: Most are deeply involved in direct patient care. Some, yes, some, also devote some time to working on their business. But there’s a pressing need to engage in strategy. And you have to address the tough issues, like governance, succession planning, compliance, expansion of […]

Many medical group leaders bemoan their group’s circumstances: caught in the hard place between increasing commoditization, what they believe to be the limitations of independent structure, and the pressure of national group competition. Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com

“I can’t put it in the agreement, but trust me on this. You have my word.” Those are famous words from a hospital CEO. And, maybe you can trust him. But can you trust his successor? Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com

Opportunity is a funny thing because it’s always there but isn’t usually seen. That’s because it’s hiding in the camouflage of everyday problems. Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com