The best goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-measurable. Showing up means mentally being where you are. That's the motto of Fromer's primary care group, which has learned that taking on risk brings clinical autonomy and control. And you make money, if you do it right. To survive in managed care, family physicians must accept capitation not only for their own services but for specialty networks and ancillary services as well.
Capitation is a major paradigm shift in which physicians are paid more for doing less.
But physicians must understand that quality and quantity aren't synonymous. Most of the backlash that we've seen has to do with the fact that Americans think that the more health care they get, the better it is. It is not true. Everything is pushing us toward capitation. MD A key to effective collaboration with alternative providers is being open to using their tools for helping patients while ensuring that those tools are used appropriately.