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S1 Ep157: From spreadsheets to strategy, with Melinda Mastel, MBA, MS, of the Medical College of Wisconsin
Strategic thinking is often treated as an executive skill — something reserved for leadership retreats and long-range planning sessions. Melinda Mastel, MBA, MS, FHFMA, CMPE, PMP, a financial advisor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, argues it belongs on every finance professional's desk on a normal Tuesday.
Physicians Practice Managing Editor Keith Reynolds speaks with Mastel about what actually drives budget misses in medical groups, why the culprit is almost never the numbers themselves, and how small changes in the way financial data is tracked and presented can produce bigger…
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