Barlow/McCarthy Blog
Check back often to hear from our talented team of consultants. Topics covered include: Physician Relations, Physician Recruitment, Practice Marketing, Medical Staff Development, Community Health Needs Assessments, etc.
Am I Adding Value?
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA As far as buzz words go, “value” is a biggie in health care today. In fact, the focus of most strategy sessions has shifted from “volume” to “value,” and yet there doesn't seem to be a clear path to “value.” Clearly, healthcare providers...
Merging Physicians in Hospital Mergers
By: Jeff Cowart, BMc Consultant A recent article in the New York Times carried the headline, “New Laws and Rising Costs Create a Surge of Supersizing Hospitals.” The article noted that the U.S. is seeing a wave of mergers, with much more activity expected over the...
Transforming Healthcare and Every Day Performance
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Each week, I am blessed to work with different organizations across the country. And each week, I am struck by the fact that leaders in organizations – regardless of location, size, or type – are hungry to hear about solutions to the...
Thinking About Disruptive Change
By: Jeff Cowart, BMc Consultant I was intrigued by the headlines in the newspapers this morning about the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, acquiring one of the icons of American journalism, The Washington Post. Newspapers are my old industry and I've lived through and...
Good Use of Time when Recruiting Physicians
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA With so many searches and so little time, devoting time to long-range recruitment efforts may not seem like it makes sense. How could it when the organization is pressing you to fill immediate needs. But just a small amount of your current...
New Website for Barlow/McCarthy
Welcome to the NEW Barlow/McCarthy website. We have worked hard to make things easier for you to find as well as adding some excellent resources to help you along the way. The most notable addition to our site is our new blog. We are looking forward to sharing our...
Is Physician Turnover a Result of Too Much Choice?
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Could it really be that we are our own worst enemies? That we encourage physician turnover by offering so much practice choice for physicians? Given the multitudes of offerings in nearly every inch of the country and beyond, we believe...
Good Quotes Sing to Me
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Sometimes sitting in an airport, I people watch. I see people who feed on attention. I notice the very loud ones, the business people empowered by the act of “doing a deal,” the movers and shakers who live to close one and open the next...
Physician Satisfaction
By David F. Zirkle, PhD It’s no secret that physicians today face a myriad of challenges and changes – from increased medical malpractice litigation to shrinking reimbursements, from cost containment to quality of care issues and patient safety concerns. While...
Shore Up The Retention Platform
By Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA With so much pressure to grow new referrals and gain additional volumes it is easy to focus exclusively on new business, sometimes at the expense of those physicians whose referrals you need to keep. To start your year strong, take a few...