Yvonne Mart Fox: Practice Management Consultant

HOW TO JOIN, BUY OR MERGE
A PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE
By Yvonne Mart Fox and Brett A. Levine, M.D.

1998, Mosby-Year Books
Paperback, 397 pages
ISBN: 0-815-12878-9

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I	The Search
Section Ia	Your Goals
Chapter 1	Geography
Chapter 2	Family
Chapter 3	Lifestyle
Chapter 4	Professional
Chapter 5	Practice Options
Chapter 6	Demand
Section Ib	Your Course
Chapter 7	Timetable
Chapter 8	Budget
Chapter Ic	Your Resources
Chapter 10	Recruiters
Chapter 11	Consultants
Section Id	Your Presentation
Chapter 12	Curriculurn Vitae
Chapter 13	Reference
Chapter 14	Realizing Your Assets
Chapter 15	Interviews

Part II	The Evaluation and Negotiation
Section 11a	The Practice
Chapter 16	Practice Type
Chapter 17	Physicians
Chapter 18	Medical facilities
Chapter 19	Staff
Chapter 20	Patient Population
Chapter 21	Reason for New Associate
Chapter 22	Competition
Chapter 23	Reputation
Chapter 24	Tone of the People and the Papers
Section IIb	Duties and Responsibilities
Chapter 25	Clinical
Chapter 26	Call Coverage
Chapter 27	Administraitive
Chapter 28	Community Outreach
Chapter 29	Academic
Chapter 30	Research
Chapter 31	Board Certification
Chapter 32	State Licensing
Section IIc	Financial Issues
Chapter 33	Compensation
Chapter 34	Practice Finances
Chapter 35	Buy in
Section IId	Benefits
Chapter 36	Covered Expenses
Chapter 37	Insurance
Section IIe	Temporal Arrangements
Chapter 38	Time Away
Chapter 39	Dates
Section 11f	Termination Issues
Chapter 40	Cause
Chapter 41	Escape Clause
Chapter 42	Restrictive Covenant
Chapter 43	Punitive Damages
Section 11g	Future Scenarios
Chapter 44	Expansion and Changes in Health Care
Chapter 45	Additional Physicians or Employees
Chapter 46	Death or Disability of a Physician
Chapter 47	Disagreements
Chapter 48	Dissolution of a Partnership
Section IIh	Review of Records
Chapter 49	Tax Returns and Financial Statements
Chapter 50	Cash Flow Estimate
Chapter 51	Appointment Books and Schedules
Chapter 52	Malpractice and Sanction Research
Section IIi	Closing the Deal
Chapter 53	Negotiation Techniques
Chapter 54	Letter of Intent
Chapter 55	Contract
Section IIj	Specific Issues Unique to Purchasing a Practice
Chapter 56	Financial Analysis of Purchase
Chapter 57	Leases
Chapter 58	Trial Relationship
Chapter 59	Terms of Sale
Chapter 60	Purchasing a Deceased Physician's Practice
Section IIk	Specific Issues Unique to Practice Combinations
Chapter 61	Practice Compatibility
Chapter 62	Sharing Space
Chapter 63	Merging Practices

Part III	The Transition
Section Illa	Applications and Notifications
Chapter 64	Licenses
Chapter 65	Malpractice Insurance
Chapter 66	Hospital Privileges
Chapter 67	Medical Societies
Chapter 68	Moving
Chapter 69	Third Party Payers and Provider Numbers
Chapter 70	Managed Care
Chapter 71	Transfer of Ownership
Section Illb	Integration
Chapter 72	Introduction and Promotion
Chapter 73	Printing and Signs
Chapter 74	Referral Sources
Chapter 75	Bank Loans
Section Illc	Internal Practice Issues
Chapter 76	Resource Assessment
Chapter 77	Staff Interactions
Chapter 78	Schedules
Chapter 79	Reference Books
Chapter 80	Coding, Billing and Reimbursement Procedures
Section Illd	Self Assessment
Chapter 81	Career
Chapter 82	Productivity
Chapter 83	Interactions
Chapter 84	Quality of Life

Appendices
Appendix A	State Medical Societies
Appendix B	Specialty Societies
Appendix C	Sample Curricula Vitae
Appendix D	Medical Specialty Boards
Appendix E	State Licensing Boards

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Yvonne Mart Fox
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Established August 1978 in Beverly Hills

Post Office Box 3282
Quartz Hill, California 93586
(661) 718-0964.....Fax: (661) 718-0956
E-mail: Yvonne@YvonneMartFox.com