Before I opened up my private law practice, I negotiated a physician-hospital joint venture. The administration-physician rivalry showed up during dinner with the hospital CEO and he made it pretty clear what his answer to this post’s title would be.
As the son of two physicians, I have a genetic bias but I do see both sides. Regardless, I believe enough law exists to prevent physician-hospital joint ventures that the rivalry becomes less of an issue getting the deal done and providing more medical services to the community.
