“I’ve been privileged over the years to work with Kriss and Susan and I’m so excited to be joining the Barlow/McCarthy team. It feels like coming home.”
Tricia has 20+ years experience in the healthcare industry and is skilled at executing volume building strategies and increasing physician engagement. She is an expert at identifying opportunities for growth and implementing relevant solutions to increase revenue and improve the patient’s experience. She believes that any successful growth initiative begins with a data driven plan. She is skilled at coaching physician liaison teams in business plan development, defining measurable goals, messaging, and reporting results to hospital leadership teams.
Tricia is passionate about seamless care coordination that drives patient satisfaction and physician loyalty. She’s used her innovative problem-solving skills to successfully develop and implement care coordination solutions that get patients to the right care and improve alignment for healthcare organizations.
Recent Posts and Articles
Pre Sales Call Planning: Readiness and Product Knowledge
by Christine M. Rhodes, MS and Dave Zirkle, PhD Direction from your hospital leadership team and the annual strategic plan as well as the historical referral data will guide you in selecting clinical service lines to promote during your physician sales visits. It is...
Relationships Sales Techniques to Overcome Negative Perceptions
By Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Relationship building with doctors can often be derailed because of perceptions. These perception challenges often fall into three major categories: Negative feelings at a personal level Negative feelings based on feedback from patients about...
Taking Hospital Leaders to Your Physician Visit
by Allison McCarthy, MBA There is one truth that stands above the fray; those who plan get the best results. Planning physician relations visits in advance, particularly when they involve non-physician relations staff, provides the preparation necessary to achieve...
The Pre-Call Plan: Organization Makes a Difference
by Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA In the world of physician relations, there is a great deal of discussion about planning. Our plans articulate actions, expectations, roles and responsibilities. They also serve as a road map for everyone involved to keep hold of the strategic...
The Joy of Giving and Receiving: Packaging the Right Relationship
By Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Reflecting on the season, I was thinking about the joy that accompanies a gift received. Young or old, there is a sense of anticipation, wondering about the possibilities and a feeling of appreciation for those who share a part of themselves...
Effectively Leading Physician Relations
by Kriss Barlow, MBA, RN Just as best-practice organizations need capable field staff, so, too, do they need capable program leaders. Effective leaders balance their ability to look at the whole ladder, while never losing site of the individual rungs. The best...
Ensuring Physician Relations Gets the Credit
By Allison McCarthy, MBA Effectively measuring ROI on physician sales and retention activities requires two key elements - quantitative data and qualitative data. While producing the quantitative data has its own set of challenges, qualitative data trending and...
Getting Leadership’s Attention Through Innovative Reporting
By: Susan Boydell You’ve gone out into the field, talked with physicians, compiled actions steps and presented a volume of viable suggestions to leadership… And nothing happens. Now what? To make sure you don’t find yourself in that “Now what?” position, it’s...
A Checklist to Consider How Ideas are Processed Internally
By Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA "It is one thing to have a great idea – it is quite another to see your idea actually implemented. How often have you had a “brainstorm”, gotten excited, rushed in to share it with your boss, co-workers, family, etc. only to see their...
Data is your Friend
By David F. Zirkle, PhD While slow to penetrate many physician relations programs, the use of data to drive decision-making has now become the norm. Successful programs recognize data is a key ingredient to improve performance and maximize growth opportunities....