{"title":"How well do you know us?","authors":"C Hardy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As the percentage of people over age 65 continues to grow, medical groups must make provisions for this important segment of the patient population. Medical groups must do more than provide medical care; they must also concern themselves with special accommodations for seniors. Clyde Hardy has seen medical group practice from both sides. He recently retired from a long and prosperous career as a medical group administrator. Today he is a consumer of geriatric care. His advice to medical groups is insightful and entertaining.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 3","pages":"61-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21149255","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 gerontology revolution.","authors":"R L Littenberg","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>America is aging. There are more people over 65 than under 25 for the first time in history, and the age of the average American is increasing daily. As the baby boomers become the soon-to-be-elderly, they bring with them enough economic and political clout to be able to force change. This \"gerontology revolution\" will create demands for new and altered services, new marketing strategies, new arenas for competition, and as is often the case, new opportunities for those prepared. The time has come for medical groups to face the future of gerontology in a more proactive fashion--with new and effective programs for both the advantaged and the disadvantaged elderly.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 3","pages":"18-20, 24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21149241","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":"Longevity revolution opportunities for group practice. Interview by Bob Fleming.","authors":"D Durenberger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recently, MGMA President Bob Fleming conducted this telephone interview with Senator David Durenberger (R-MN), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Health. The conversation highlights the Senator's perspectives about the future financing of health care to serve an expanding aged population.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 3","pages":"36-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21149246","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":"Geriatrics--an eye to the future.","authors":"H Grey","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>What role will medical group practices play in the future care of the elderly? A four-part program agenda is called for to meet the needs of the increasing number of senior citizens in our communities and promote healthy aging. Also presented here are many interesting facts regarding the characteristics of the geriatric patient, our country's new demographics, and the geriatric assessment units destined for widespread expansion.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 3","pages":"14-6, 33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21149239","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 team approach to geriatric care.","authors":"F B McGlone","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medicine is a disease-oriented discipline as traditionally taught in medical schools. Geriatrics, however, calls for a more people-oriented stance. The elderly often have many special medical related problems that cannot be met by the physician alone. Working together, the physician, nurse practitioner, and occupational therapist can form an extremely effective team not only for treatment of the chronically ill elderly, but also for addressing the important area of prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 3","pages":"26-8, 33, 60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21149240","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":"Making automated billing stronger.","authors":"L J Johnston, P J Barazsu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>What happens when your automated billing system falls behind in your expectations? It either falls further behind, or you do what this large university group did: streamline your computer system. The authors illustrate how the University of Michigan Medical School broadened the features of its billing system for better efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 2","pages":"30-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21146743","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":"Equipment leasing as a joint venture.","authors":"K D Figgins","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A lack of capital to expand programs, develop new facilities, and replace necessary equipment is a problem frequently confronted in today's medical group practices. Historically, many groups have offset some of the costs of growth by utilizing investment tax credits for depreciable equipment to provide tax shelters for group physicians. Due to recent tax court decisions, however, there is the possibility that many of these tax credits will be disallowed. In an effort to accomplish their original goal of purchasing equipment, passing through tax credits to individual physician partners, and obtaining financial resources at the best market rate, two California medical groups formed an equipment leasing partnership.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 2","pages":"18-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21149192","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":"What's your group worth?","authors":"M R Greenberg","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the advent of acquisitions and mergers of healthcare organizations, it has become necessary for medical group practices to know what they are worth. The traditional balance sheet valuation ignores what is perhaps the most important consideration of all: a group's earning potential. Discussed in this article are the many facets of the complex valuation process, including both tangible and intangible assets, and the author provides a method for adequately determining a range of values for a medical group.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 2","pages":"14-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21149190","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":"Paint an honest picture during recruitment.","authors":"C T Hardy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While physicians leave a medical group for a variety of reasons, a key to preventing physician dissatisfaction is honest communication during the interview process. Physicians who enter groups with a full awareness of compensation, benefits, and the physician situation are less likely to have regrets, challenge administration, or leave the group. Administrators play an important role in the recruitment process as they are most able to present a realistic picture of the practice, and its strengths and weaknesses.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 2","pages":"44-5, 50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21146747","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":"Gaining a greater share of the healthcare dollar.","authors":"R N Gilbert","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Are physicians being left out as hospitals rush to form outpatient surgery centers, diagnostic imaging centers, home health agencies, and other new financial ventures? Joint ventures and revenue diversification offer an often unexplored means for medical group practice to profit from the many financial opportunities created by the changing reimbursement system. Out-lined here are the considerations involved in the formation of an alternative health delivery system to help medical group practices gain a greater share of the healthcare dollar.</p>","PeriodicalId":80068,"journal":{"name":"Medical group management","volume":"33 2","pages":"38, 43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21146741","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}