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Restoring The Joy and Sustainability of Independent Primary Care Practices

Independent Primary Care practices face numerous challenges that often worsen physician burnout and contribute to practice acquisitions....

Nailah Jinnah, Principal

Aug 212 min read

Leading Through Uncertainty: Six Imperatives for Health System Resilience

On a daily basis, we are inundated with summaries of how the Big Beautiful Bill will impact health systems today. Reductions in Medicaid,...

Andy Ziskind, MD

Jul 162 min read

Strategic Planning 2.0: Now is the Time to Drive Performance with a Targeted Refresh

Robert A. Dickinson, Managing Director, BDC Advisors Yifan Zhang, Senior Consultant, BDC Advisors In a time of relentless industry...

Robert A. Dickinson, MBA, Managing Director, and Yifan Zhang, MPH, Senior Consultant

Jul 163 min read

Revisiting Strategic Resilience – Channeling Peter Drucker Once Again!

As we contemplate the number of known and unknown challenges facing health systems today, it’s never been more important to reflect on...

Andy Ziskind, MD

Apr 12 min read

Win the Race to Expand Ambulatory Services: BDC Advisors' Agile Outpatient Growth Model

Rationales In order to deliver comprehensive and high quality care, health systems need to serve consumers with the right services, in...

Robert A. Dickinson, MBA, Managing Director

Mar 203 min read

Preventive Maintenance: Reassessing Physician Integration and Alignment for Sustainability

Now that major impacts from the COVID pandemic on the practice of medicine are largely past, now is a good time to conduct a...

Robert A. Dickinson, MBA, Managing Director

Jan 163 min read

Health System-Physician Alignment is Being Disrupted. What Does the Medical Group of the Future Look Like?

At their graduation, how many medical students look forward to working for Optum, CVS, Walgreens or private equity? Would we ever have...

Andrew Ziskind, MD, Managing Director & CEO, and Patrick Maher, MBA, Managing Director

May 2, 20243 min read

CEO Corner: Achieving the ROI on Strategy

Over the past four years, health systems have resourcefully responded to COVID-19 and the subsequent changes in cost structure due to...

Andy Ziskind, MD

Mar 25, 20242 min read

Thought Leaders: Responsibility for Identity & Access Management

Richard Ward was featured in the July 2020 edition of Care Analytics News. The question asked was: “Who typically has responsibility for...

BDC Advisors

Jun 2, 20222 min read

Thought Leaders: ACO REACH Model

Chris Smedley was featured in the March/April edition of MCOL Thoughtleaders newsletter. The question for consideration was: “What are...

BDC Advisors

Mar 1, 20222 min read

Thought Leaders: Matching Rhetoric with Reality

Neal Hogan was featured in the December edition of MCOL Thoughtleaders newsletter. The question asked was: Is there a trend or issue for...

BDC Advisors

Aug 10, 20203 min read

Thought Leaders: What’s next for Value-based Care?

Rick Weil, PhD was featured in the July/August edition of MCOL Thoughtleaders newsletter. The question asked was: What’s next for value...

BDC Advisors

Jul 23, 20203 min read

Thought Leaders: What healthcare trend(s) for 2019 did most people not see coming a couple of years

Steve Weylandt was featured in the December 20th edition of MCOL Thoughtleaders newsletter. The question asked was: “What healthcare...

BDC Advisors

Nov 1, 20184 min read

Thought Leaders: Which Major Healthcare Challenge Will Make the Most Progress in Two Years?

Alan E. London, MD, was featured in the June/July 2018 edition of MCOL Thought leaders news letter. The question asked was: “Of the most...

BDC Advisors

Jun 14, 20183 min read

Thought Leaders: Virtual Healthcare

Wiliam Eggbeer was featured in the May/June edition of MCOL Thoughtleaders newsletter. The question asked was: “What are some specific...

BDC Advisors

Feb 1, 20172 min read

Thought Leaders: Reducing Racial Disparities in Healthcare

Pam Nicholson was featured in the September edition of MCOL Thoughtleaders newsletter. The question asked was: “Is SDoH funding and...

BDC Advisors

Jan 9, 20172 min read