Thomas Bishop could have left well
enough alone. After more than 30 years in
the medical field, including stints as a
CFO and a CEO for clinics around the
U.S., he didn’t need to prove that he could
start all over again at Central Ohio
Primary Care Physicians Inc. and shoot to
the top.
But after joining the company as CEO in
2000, he’s helped lead COPCP’s unique business model to new heights by leveraging a
smarter network system that takes advantage of numbers to give physicians better
choices for their independence.
COPCP has developed a primary care
medical group, providing the advantages
of a single tax ID organization while providing the individual practices the autonomy to function almost like a private
practice.
Those who join COPCP’s group get better
reimbursements, buying power, administrative services and employee benefits that
they almost certainly couldn’t provide on
their own. Beyond those basic functions,
the group opens up revenue opportunities
from laboratory, radiology and cardiovascular services. All of these perks come in a
group that is 100 percent physician-owned,
with an easy system that lets physicians
come and go on their own terms.
Leading such a dynamic group, Bishop
has been able to form a solid base that
attracts the highest quality physicians
who wish to retain their entrepreneurial
drive.
With that model in place, COPCP, which
started with 33 physicians in eight locations in 1996, has ballooned to 175 physicians practicing in 39 locations with
roughly 1,000 employees.
HOW TO REACH: Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, (614)
326-2672 or www.copcp.com
