{"title":"Planning for the future: moving to the multispecialty group organizational structure.","authors":"T C Jones","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Physicians in a Southeastern community were finding themselves ill equipped to deal with many of the requirements of insurance companies, state governments and managed care organizations. One medical practice was considering moving toward becoming a multispecialty group and adding physicians to keep with their objective of having a \"growing practice.\" This case study is centered around the efforts of the physicians' involvement in the strategic planning process of growing their practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"12 1","pages":"63-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21054650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is bigger really better? An analysis of economies and diseconomies of scale in orthopaedic group practice.","authors":"M F Allyn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As administrators, we continually strive to compare our group's performance to accepted standards of cost and production. In making comparisons to national norms, it is important to understand the statistical sample of groups from which these norms are drawn. Therefore, differentiations in the size of a group alone may have predisposed a group to either favorable or unfavorable comparisons to national standards. This professional paper was written in order to investigate the relationship between group size and measures of performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"10 2","pages":"89-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21055329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethics for medical group managers: patient-centered or bottom-line?","authors":"C G Watson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many physicians hire financial directors and accountants to manage their bottom line. While most of us had courses in financial and operations management, ethics was not a major part of the curriculum. This professional paper will define several ethical theories. After applying these to three moral issues--marketing, fee setting and rationing--it will outline a values clarification plan and finally will conclude by providing a framework for making moral decisions, realizing, of course, that the study of ethics offers no right or wrong responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"10 1","pages":"17-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21055530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The unraveling of a joint venture.","authors":"J D Brandt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An orthopedic group that recently moved to a new location needed to boost its image. In an effort to gain control of the market, and increase its referral base, the group tried to turn several local health clubs into sports medicine clinics. This case study details the time, money, efforts and, finally, the lessons learned from this unsuccessful venture.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"10 2","pages":"78-83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21055327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practice management education--are residency programs properly preparing physicians for the 21st century?","authors":"R A Frank","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several surveys indicate that third-year physician residents and recent graduates felt that their training in practice management skills was inadequate and that they felt unprepared in this area. This professional paper will present a discussion of residency education and the current complex health care environment. It will also describe a three-year comprehensive curriculum in practice management which can be incorporated into the programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"10 2","pages":"22-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21055535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The development of a women's health center in an academic health center.","authors":"E O Hardigan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women's health needs have been a special focus of health care for more than a century. In the early 1970s, a segment of the women's market began seeking changes in the health care system. Since then, the emergence of women's health centers has been a nationally growing trend. This professional paper will address the various elements in designing a women's health center in an academic health setting, beginning with the development of a concept and needs assessment and ending with the influence a women's health center has on health care for others.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"10 2","pages":"5-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21018561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marketing medical services to an aging America.","authors":"L J Mast","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Consumers over age 50 currently comprise 40 percent of consumer demand. Medical services provided in the group practice setting must be structured to accommodate the unique needs of their increasing number of elderly patients According to this professional paper, the development of a marketing plan will provide a strategy that will keep the medical group competitive among older consumers.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"10 2","pages":"59-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21055326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recruiting physicians for rural states: a comparative, socio-economical model.","authors":"R A Rodecker","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recruitment of physicians to rural states is complicated by several barriers precipitated by non-metropolitan locations. These constraints need to be addressed and put into proper perspective in order to attract the interest of potential candidates. This case study addresses our efforts to educate the candidate regarding the potential foregone, social and economical practice opportunity benefits associated with our rural location.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"10 1","pages":"61-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21018564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The development of a women's health center in an academic health center.","authors":"E O Hardigan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women's health needs have been a special focus of health care for more than a century. In the early 1970s, a segment of the women's market began seeking changes in the health care system. Since then, the emergence of women's health centers has been a nationally growing trend. This professional paper will address the various elements in designing a women's health center in an academic health setting, beginning with the development of a concept and needs assessment and ending with the influence a women's health center has on health care for others.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"10 2","pages":"5-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21055325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marketing specialty physician services.","authors":"E A Olson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Physicians take into account many factors when making referral decisions, primarily provider expertise, good communication and good patient care. This professional paper will show that provider expertise and patient care are the most important factors in referral decisions, and that physicians rely primarily on direct experience for the information necessary to make a referral choice.</p>","PeriodicalId":79579,"journal":{"name":"College review (Denver, Colo.)","volume":"10 1","pages":"29-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21055531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}