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Issue Date: December 1996
What to Expect in 1997— Ten Predictions for Physicians
Over the years, we have watched many trends come and go. While we have not always been right, we have nonetheless been fortunate enough to predict many trends accurately. Once again, we are making our best bets on what we believe will happen in the coming year.
Questions to Ask When the PPM Calls
If you belong to a successful primary care, multi-specialty, or single-specialty group, it’s almost certain a physician practice management (PPM) company has been or will soon be asking about acquiring or partnering with your group.
Out of the 600,000 U.S. medical doctors, there are
How Does Your Quality Measure Up?
To be successful today, physicians need to differentiate themselves from the competition on the basis of both cost and quality. When you’re courting a health plan, not only the quality of your care, but your documentation of that quality will weigh heavily, perhaps even be the deciding factor, in
How PPM Companies Build Physician Partnerships
Q: Dr. Buchanan, as vice president and medical director in charge of medical affairs at Kelson Physician Partners Inc., please tell us about the genesis of Kelson and the work you do.
A:Kelson is a physician practice management (PPM) company. We offer medical groups the full panoply of
Designing a Risk-Sharing Program For Behavioral Health Care, Part Two
Second of two parts
Under managed care, many financial arrangements for behavioral and medical health care providers have been developed. As new studies attempt to prove the relationship between behavioral and medical wellness and disease, financial links should be developed to encourage these two groups to work together for
Consolidating Multiple Clinics
Last in a series
One strategy that may help physicians remain independent while retaining control is to consolidate many physician clinics into one entity. In past issues, we have discussed other strategies, such as expanding independently (October) and selling to a strategic partner (November). In this issue, we address
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