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More and more doctors have decided to make a transition from clinical practice or leave it altogether to pursue opportunities as physician entrepreneurs. Most have tested the waters, maybe as a member of an advisory board or as a consultant. Some are co-founders or members of the management team. At some stage, though, given how we all have… Leer más »

Patients are getting tired of waiting for someone to meet their needs and the needs of their families. Tech-savvy parents are taking things into their own hands. In addition to using 3-D printing to create their own prostheses, they are also participating in black market eCare, i.e., using non-HIPAA-compliant platforms to communicate with their doctors because no… Leer más »

Private medical practitioners are struggling in the face of innovation, technological transformation, and regulatory and rules changes that are increasing their costs of doing business, lowering their revenues, and interfering with their ability to take care of patients. While there are some indications that the employed physician trend is flattening, most residents and medical school… Leer más »

A few months ago, if you are like a lot of people, you made a New Year’s resolution and signed up to belong to a “health” club. Some call it an athletic club, fitness club, a sports, or racquet club, others say a gym, depending on whether you are in a red state or a… Leer más »

In 2007, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) established the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Consortium to develop, disseminate, and apply approaches to research that combine DNA biorepositories with electronic medical record (EMR) systems for large-scale, high-throughput genetic research.– See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/05/what-about-sharing-research-data#sthash.WCb1jc7N.dpuf

The economists tell us that labor productivity is a measure of the amount of goods and services that the average worker produces in an hour of work. The level of productivity is the single most important determinant of a country’s standard of living, with faster productivity growth leading to an increasingly better standard of living…. Leer más »

We read a lot about creating a culture of innovation. Some have described a culture as the things people do when no one is looking. Culture describes the result of strategy, structure, people, and processes that create a social norm. – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/05/creating-a-medical-culture-of-safety#sthash.2CwiJVH8.dpuf

Imagine you are at a cocktail party. Inevitably, at least in the US, one of the first questions will be, “So, what do you do?” NB: Do not ask this as the first question when in Europe or Asia. The answer: “I’m a physician entrepreneur.” – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/05/how-to-speak-to-a-narcissistic-entrepreneur#sthash.TNztPOWf.dpuf

In my view, we are training too many MD/MBAs that don’t add value to the system. I believe many such programs should be terminated or restructured. – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/04/we-need-md-mbes-not-md-mbas#sthash.kstPEeYp.dpuf

When I was in elementary school, I got good grades. Unfortunately, there was a section in my report card where teachers could make comments to my parents.  – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/04/what-to-do-about-poorly-performing-hospitals#sthash.D5NZIZLU.dpuf