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Case Study: Building a Health-System-Level Physician Strategy
Background A statewide system in the Southeast was struggling with decentralized decision making in its physician network. With no system-level plan in place, executives at the system’s six hospitals were implementing […]
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5 Keys to an Effective Geographic Growth Strategy
An effective geographic growth strategy is critical to the long-term sustainability of hospitals and health systems. Healthcare Strategy Group has established five key strategic considerations for evaluating new or existing […]
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Case Study: Developing Physician Leadership for an Employed Physician Network
This case study demonstrates how to develop physician leadership in an employed physician network through creation of a physician advisory council. Background: This Southeastern hospital system serves a county […]
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Building a Clinically Integrated Network? Six Things You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Don’t underestimate the importance of these six key design and due diligence efforts as you develop your clinically integrated network (CIN): Vision & Purpose: Defining the vision upfront provides ongoing […]
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Case Study: Transforming an IPA into a Clinically Integrated Network – Three Levers for Success
Background With only a quarter of early ACOs producing savings sufficient to share in them and uncertainty over how quickly the industry will transition to value-based reimbursement, many hospital leaders […]
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The Role Physician Leaders Must Play in Clinical Integration
The healthcare industry axiom — early, ongoing physician involvement in the strategic planning process predicts positive results — applies just as much to developing a Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) as […]
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Accelerate Clinical Integration with a Medicare Shared Savings Plan (MSSP) ACO
MSSP ACOs offer hospital systems the ability to clinically integrate and enter commercial markets while avoiding many regulatory issues. The Regulatory Catch-22 To successfully contract with payers, hospital systems must […]
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Interview with Dr. Donald John Stoner, CMO at Halifax Health
In October 2014, Halifax Health officially engaged Healthcare Strategy Group to manage its physician network. In this interview with HSG Partner John Hill, Chief Medical Officer Donald John Stoner, M.D. […]
