title: Achieving financial success for owned physician practices.
abstract: Techniques that have helped turn around the financial performance of individual physician practices can also be used by hospitals and physicians to stem losses from owned practices: Strengthening collections processes. Setting performance targets and incentives. Instituting monthly meetings that keep providers and staff focused on financial success.
authors.affiliation: Health Directions, LLC, Chicago, USA. lzielinski@healthdirections.com
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zielinski
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valek
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D006123:Group Practice; D014481:United States