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The Physician Business Podcast
The Physician Business Podcast is your weekly resource for building, growing, and sustaining a profitable private medical practice—without burning out.
Hosted by Amanda Sabicer, an MBA graduate with healthcare experience and over a decade of experience working with startups, talks on the podcast specifically to physicians who want to leave corporate medicine and launch or scale their own independent clinics.
Each episode covers practical business strategies, private practice management tips, and mindset tools to help you create a successful, burnout-free clinic. We dive into topics like entrepreneurship, physician burnout, clinic operations, human resources, and bookkeeping.
🎙️ Weekly episodes
💼 Built for private practice physicians
🩺 Focused on sustainability, profit, and freedom
Whether you're planning to leave your job, already running a clinic, or somewhere in between—this podcast gives you the real-world tools to thrive as an independent physician.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only.
The Physician Business Podcast
Clinic Strategy 101: Understanding the 5 Market Forces Shaping Your Clinic’s Success
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You opened your clinic to practice medicine differently, but now you’re staring at a crowded market, rising costs, unpredictable competitors, and patients who have more options than ever.
In this episode, I’m taking you on a trip down memory lane to my very first day of business school, where I was introduced to Porter’s Five Forces. Yes, it sounds a little nerdy, but this framework can completely change the way you think about your clinic.
We’ll look at the five forces shaping your business right now. More importantly, we’ll talk about how to use them to spot where you’re vulnerable, where you have leverage, and how to position your clinic with more clarity and confidence.
References
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Audio Stamps
[00:50] [Strategy isn't just for big companies] Why strategic frameworks help you build and grow your clinic.
[01:43] [Introducing Porter's Five Forces] A quick intro to Michael Porter and the framework that shifts success from working harder to designing a business built to win.
[04:38] [Force #1: Competition] Competing against similar offerings and why your niche keeps you from being commoditized on price.
[08:54] [Force #2: New entrants] How easily new clinics can open near you, and why fresh competition can grow the market instead of splitting it.
[15:46] [Force #3: Suppliers] The power your supply chain holds, and why early dependencies become leverage against you.
[20:22] [Force #4: Bargaining power of buyers] How much pricing power customers have, and how insurance distorts it in healthcare.
[26:10] [Force #5: Substitutes] The other ways patients can solve the same problem without you.
[28:10] [Putting the framework to work] How to rate each force, find where you're vulnerable, and turn the framework into an intentional plan.
To work with Amanda Sabicer or find out more, check out her website at www.amandasabicer.com.