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Interim Management: A Valuable Strategy for Physician Networks
Over the last several years, physician employment has been a strategic focus for hospitals. The reality is that many physicians are unable to maintain a private practice due to declining […]
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Push Coordinated Cancer Care through Co-Management
One of health reform’s goals is to change the way health care is delivered in America. Rather than treating patients in silos, health reform initiatives encourage providers to work together. Cancer care is an […]
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Creating A Rational Employed Network
No hospital CEO ever met a doctor he didn’t want. That may be an exaggeration, but we see many hospitals focused on growing their networks with little regard for the […]
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Three Strategic Planning Missteps
The approach hospitals take to strategic planning is often fraught with problems. And many of these problems relate to physicians. In this article we will focus on three of those […]
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Building a Physician Employment Strategy
Hospitals are increasingly confronted by the challenge of employing physicians. To meet this challenge, hospitals bring a high motivation for success but very little practical experience. In this article, we’ll […]
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Is it Time to Strategically Rethink Your Physician Compensation Plan?
We’re all familiar with healthcare’s new direction and jargon—”Fee for Value”; “Value-Based Purchasing”; “Patient Centered Medical Homes” and “Value-Based Care Organizations.” What these initiatives have in common are physicians. Employed […]
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Mergers and Physician Alignment
Our consultants see an interesting dichotomy with clients: they believe, almost uniformly, that closer alignment with physicians is crucial to future success, but when evaluating merger partners or acquisition targets, […]
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Consistency Pays Off with Physician Transactions
Hospitals have been purchasing practices and employing physicians for several years, here are keys to successful physician transactions.
