Many employed provider networks have not dedicated enough attention to its organizational structure and associated management infrastructure to permit efficient operations and focus on strategic growth. An inadequately defined or nonexistent organizational structure is often the legacy of the employed network’s development. Most networks arose and grew serendipitously as physician practices approached hospitals and health systems for employment because of rising administrative burdens, EMR requirements, or financial sustainability concerns. As new practices were progressively added and the network grew, often exponentially, the organizational structure expanded, but often in a piecemeal fashion resulting in a patchwork quilt design without much strategic consideration.
Evaluating Your Needs
HSG partners with health systems to comprehensively evaluate the needs of the Employed Provider Network Organizational Structure and Management Infrastructure at its current size and scale, all within the context of the broader health system organizational structure and management culture:
- Structure of Executive and Dedicated Leadership
- Dyad Management Structures
- Service Line Structures
- Practice Management Operational Structures
- Provider Leadership Councils
- Dedicated Administrative Services
- Shared Health System Resources
- Sizing of FTE and Other Resource Needs
Related Resources
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2021 Physician Network Healthcare Trends – Seven Insights to Guide Healthcare Organizations Through 2021
Per tradition, HSG has started the new year by reflecting on the healthcare trends, challenges, and opportunities we anticipate in 2021.
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ACHE – Physicians, New Year’s Resolutions and 2021
As we develop New Year’s Resolutions for 2021, now is the time to make resolutions related to priorities for your employed network.
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Employed Provider Networks and Health Systems May Suffer Under One Physician Executive Leader
HSG strongly encourages clients to consider two distinct physician executive leaders, over health system and employed provider network.