Getting the Parts of your Organization to Work Together

Course Description

Get the parts of your practice, hospital, or health system to work together as a coordinated whole. Learn to overcome self-interests and inertia that impede the larger organizational objective. Integrate acquisitions, such as other practices or hospitals, into your practice or health care system. This course utilizes “The Physician Managers Handbook The 2nd Ed.” (Chapter 9) which must be purchased independently of this course. We recommend www.physicianmanagershandbook.com or www.bestbookbuys.com to locate the book. This is a class in a series (11 courses total) all using the same text. Author: Robert J. Solomon, Ph.D. is Professor of Business Administration in the Mason School of Business, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. He is author of the books The Physician-Manager's Handbook, The Physician-Manager's Handbook 2nd Edition, and Clinical Practice Management. He has managed an outpatient practice providing psychiatric, psychological, and clinical social work services and is a licensed industrial psychologist. He wrote a monthly column on medical business issues for American Medical News for six years, and has published over thirty refereed journal papers and conference proceedings including publications in Journal Of Health Care Marketing, Journal Of Medical Practice Management, and Archives Of Ophthalmology. Dr. Solomon has conducted physician leadership development programs for over fifty health care systems nationwide. These programs have focused on physician leadership, change management, and negotiation skills. He has also consulted with medical practices. Many license boards permit a portion of renewal credits for approved practice enhancement courses. Contact your licensure board to determine if you are eligible.

Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to get the parts of your practice (psychotherapists, front office staff) to work effectively as a team.

2. Participants will be able to integrate acquisitions into the health care system, so it functions effectively.

3. Participants will be able to use different negotiation strategies depending upon whether you are in an integrative or distributive negotiation situation. Participants will be able to act as a leader to identify integration challenges and put solutions in place

Total CE Credits: 1.0 CE Credits

Training Agenda:

Hour One

Factors, mechanisms and structures affecting integration of work force

Methods: Pre-test, Study guide, Posttest and Evaluation Q&A by email

CE Broker Course #: Online: 20-179259

Content Area: Practice management

Purpose: Provide instruction for health care practitioners on practice management skills. Target Audience: All health care practitioners who manage health care practice.