Survival through dependency: a confession

Clyde Hardy's contributions to the field of medical group management have been many. He earnestly served the Bowman Gray School of Medicine for 43 years until his retirement in 1984. Mr. Hardy also made many contributions to the Medical Group Management Association--as president of both MGMA and ACMGA. Members will remember his excellent, down-to-earth presentations. During the MGMA annual conference in Hawaii in 1984, attendees were honored, entertained, and inspired by the wit and wisdom of this friend as he looked back on his experiences as a medical group manager. The words he spoke will long ring in the memory of those fortunate enough to be witness. The first in a trilogy of MGM articles focusing on the manager's look back, this article is taken from the text of Mr. Hardy's October 1984 presentation.