title: Organizing your practice for success: vision setting, decision making, governance, and communications.
abstract: The ability to make decisions, commit to a plan, and move forward is often the Achilles heel of a medical group. With dramatic changes in the health-care environment, physicians and medical groups are no longer insulated from external forces or the need for good business practices. This article addresses a number of steps that medical practices can use to improve their long-term success: developing an agreed-upon "vision" for the practice, establishing a sound decision-making process, putting into place an effective practice governance structure, and taking steps to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of group meetings.
authors.affiliation: Latham Consulting Group, 3600 Castellaine Drive, Charlotte, NC 28226, USA. wlatham@lathamconsulting.com
authors.forename: Will
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Latham
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States