Preview Think Business! Medical Practice Quality, Efficiency, Profits Online

"I would wager that most physician readers of this book have never had a formal opportunity to learn most of the content presented herein. I would further wager, that most physician readers have no sense who the modern masters of management are including Senge, Drucker, Collins, Demming, and Kotter. These giants have revolutionized the business world and it is as though our physician colleagues have been left out of the conversation. Ironically, physicians control nearly 16% of the world’s largest capitalistic economy and have little or no preparation to actively participate in the management of those resources.

Kudos then, to Owen Dahl, on his insightful and helpful book, principally designed in my view to get physicians back on track, enabling them to grasp the main take-home messages from the management and leadership giants named above. Here is my analogy. In American medical colleges and hospitals, we are building a physician on the factory floor akin to the 1975 Detroit model of a Chevrolet Impala with rear wheel drive, no airbags and no antilock breaks. The marketplace on the other hand, is demanding a “physician Honda Accord” with every conceivable safety and electronic gadget."

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Are you a business?
  • History, Are you a business, Business life cycle, Business organization, Business real purpose
• Planning
  • Strategic plan, Vision and mission, Values and value statements, Strategies, SWOT, Objectives, Environment
• Quality of care
  • Measurement, relationship management, defects and waste, quality management
• Human resources
  • Employee is an asset and knowledge worker, retention, team, generations, management and leadership
• Process, systems and efficiency
  • Systems, flow chart, benchmarks, measurement
• Marketing
  • Strategy, patient decision process, Services, relationships, research and statistics, patient satisfaction, marketing plan, get active, give back
• Financial management
  • Statements, external activity and sources of funds, metrics
• Compliance
  • Risk management, quality assurance, compliance plan, evidence based, incident report, accreditation
• Knowledge management and decision making
  • Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom continuum, management information systems, decision making, knowledge management
• Change management
  • Evidence 1, why and what of change, resistance to change, Is your organization ready for change, change manager or leader, evidence 2, group/team, evidence 3 and solutions, unfreeze, change, refreeze,
• Case studies,
  • Operational, strategic, and “the big change”
• Future Scenarios,
  • The glass is half empty, information and food for thought, the glass is half full, ideal practice
• Appendix
  • Review of the key equations