title: Creating a physician compact that drives group success.
abstract: A physician compact is the unwritten understanding of what an organization and its employees owe one another. When expectations clash about job security, salary, hours and the like, the practice--and its patients--suffer. Outdated expectations of the physician compact can hamper an organization from functioning smoothly and delivering optimal care. Rewriting a compact should involve all of a group's physicians, and should be endorsed and promoted by practice leadership. A satisfactory compact develops a shared sense of strategic imperatives and helps a practice reach its potential.
authors.affiliation: Amicus, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140, USA. amicusjbs@aol.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silversin
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kornacki
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States