title: The art of mastering the doctor-spouse work team.
abstract: An increasing number of healthcare practices are owned, managed, and staffed by married couples. As doctors and their spouses merge their talents to work together, we see a frequent outcome. While the professional alliance is financially and strategically sound, the nonstop reality of living and working together 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is putting a strain on the personal relationship. Following are five steps to make the alliance succeed-at work and at home.
authors.affiliation: Professional Impact, Inc., USA. wendy@pro-impact.com
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lipton-Dibner
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008393:Marriage; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018454:Spouses; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace