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2013 brought 10 public hospital bankruptcies. A warning for ACO partners and plans?

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.”-Mike Tyson. Since 2003, 17 different healthcare districts and public hospitals have declared Chapter 9 bankruptcy — debt reorganization specifically for government and municipal organizations, or Chapter 11. Below is a list of the 10 hospitals that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013:...

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Day-to-Day Operations and Practice Administration for Concierge Medicine

As a veteran healthcare management consultant with more than 30 years of practical experience, I am frequently engaged to help physicians plan, launch, change, or improve their medical practice operations. Lately the calls have been coming with increasing frequency to help recent graduates and hospitalists establish a new concierge private practice. In other instances, the calls are from...

startup planning

Cutting Through Red Tape of Concierge Medical Practice Startup

As a veteran healthcare management consultant with more than 30 years of practical experience, I am frequently engaged to help physicians plan, launch, change, or improve their medical practice operations. Lately the calls have been coming with increasing frequency to help recent graduates and hospitalists establish a new concierge private practice. In other instances, the calls are from...