As hospitals employ physicians or acquire practices, management of the new entity is frequently a challenge. The issues in a practice differ from the hospital and the scale of the operations is much
Leadership Lens Podcast with Tiller-Hewitt
Leading Physician Networks: Building Physician Groups that are Strategic Assets to the Health System Special thanks to Tammy Tiller-Hewitt, Founder of Tiller-Hewitt HealthCare Strategies,
Three Dimensions of Physician Alignment
Alignment with physicians is the holy grail of hospital operations. How wonderful it would be if everyone pulled in the same direction, working to improve quality, manage utilization, and
Physician Network Growth Phases – Accelerating the Performance of Your Network
HSG’s Physician Network Growth Phases provides a framework for tackling appropriate management challenges given the current growth trajectory of your Employed Physician Network, identifying six stages
HSG Thought Leadership – Our Book
In December 2018, the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) publishing arm Health Administration Press (HAP) published our book Employed Physician Networks: A Guide to Building
Case Study: Avoid Stark Issues via Contract Management
This case study shows how a physician contract management system can help hospitals uncover Stark issues and smooth the contract negotiation process. Background A community hospital in the Northeast
Accelerating Progress in Your Physician Network – How HSG Can Support Your Growth
Spurred by the need for better integration and the need to protect volumes, billions have been invested by hospitals and health systems in physician practices. In many cases, the result has been
Webinar: Evolving Your Physician Network
Health systems have struggled to manage and develop their physician networks. Part of the problem has been inexperience and limited availability of management talent. Another key part has been the
Physician Compensation Stacking—Impacts on Fair Market Value and Commercial Reasonableness
Hospitals and health systems must be cognizant of the risks associated with “compensation stacking”, a term used to describe the cumulative effect on fair market value and commercial reasonableness as