Benchmarking success
Subtitle: the essential guide for group practices
By: by Gregory S. Feltenberger, David N. Gans.
Contributors: Gans, David N.; Medical Group Management Association.
Publisher: Medical Group Management Association
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Englewood [Colo.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781568292892
Subjects: Medicine -- Practice; Benchmarking (Management); Practice Management, Medical -- organization & administration; Benchmarking -- organization & administration
Description: "Benchmarking and use of medical practice data are necessities in today's health care environment. Administrators and physician-owners must ask (and answer) questions such as how the practice compares with others, how profitable and productive it is, what ratios and formulas to make comparisons. This book answers these and other questions"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why benchmark?; title: Benchmarking fundamentals; title: Measurement and benchmarking; title: Management by the numbers; title: How to show the bank a credit-worthy practice; title: Measuring practice operations; title: Tools for measuring practice finances; title: Hospital and inpatient metrics; title: Talking numbers to physicians; title: Performance and practices of successful medical groups.