"5. Although everyone is an "owner" how much decision-making authority does an indivdual doc have. If someone tells me, "I'm an owner in my physician group", I'd assume they have significant input on hiring, what contracts to accept from hospitals and insurers (although in this case, it's not like they really have a choice), etc. But I have always viewed a Kaiser doc as essentially an employed doc, who doesn't have a whole lot of say in how their practice is run and has to deal with a bunch of admins. So if that view is correct, it would seem to me that this "ownership" is kind of a facade. But if it is more similar to a traditional ownership situation, then that is very different from how I viewed what Kaiser docs are."
"Our more than 9,000 physicians and 35,000 nurses and staff"
This could be a question of governance and still be a perfect democratic process. I certainly does not fit your view of a much smaller organization, whether employed or a partnership or shareholder..It is big. 1 vote of 9000 is not a lot of influence.
"Our more than 9,000 physicians and 35,000 nurses and staff"
This could be a question of governance and still be a perfect democratic process. I certainly does not fit your view of a much smaller organization, whether employed or a partnership or shareholder..It is big. 1 vote of 9000 is not a lot of influence.
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