Anthony Carol, Marcelo Karen
Primary Care, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Division of General Internal Medicine, 675 North St. Clair Street, Gaiter, Suite 18-200, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
J Med Pract Manage. 2007 Jul-Aug;23(1):41-3.
Bogged down in the everyday mire of a busy medical practice with multiple locations, a management team was faced with issues of cohesiveness, employee morale, and communication. Enter an outside facilitator who, with the executive director and president of the organization, developed a plan for a management retreat and subsequent monthly management meetings. The results were nothing short of astonishing, with a shared vision and goals communicated throughout the organization, communication being consciously expanded to all locations, and palpable physician support of employees.
