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Shared Vision: Unique Application of the Process
Care coordination among PCPs, hospitalists and ED physicians is a challenge for most hospitals. Recently, the medical leadership of two health system hospitals decided to tackle this problem by using […]
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MACRA Impressions – Fact or Fiction
Now that everyone has sufficiently recovered from submitting 2016 PQRS and Meaningful Use data and thoughts have turned to earnest MACRA preparation and participation, we thought this would be a […]
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Best Practices: Engage Physicians in Strategic Planning, or Fail
Strategic success has never been more dependent upon physicians. In a market with increased accountability, your system’s future will depend on the ability of your physicians to deliver better, more […]
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6 Reasons for Upgrading Your Employed Physician Network Leadership
Employed physician networks have become an integral part of the overall strategy for hospitals and health systems. Whether your network consists of 40 or 240 providers, having the right executive […]
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Capitalizing on your Group Vision
One of our recent Physician Strategy News’s articles, “Creating a Shared Vision for Your Network”, extolled the virtues of developing a vision statement as a mechanism to galvanize your physician […]
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Your Growth Strategy Isn’t Aggressive Enough
Why do so many hospitals and health systems shy away from an aggressive growth strategy? We see several typical reasons: Disinclination to commit the attention and organization required of senior […]
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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 was […]
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Getting a Handle on Referral Leakage
How much is referral leakage costing your organization and what are you doing about it? Network referral capture and leakage rates are baseline metrics every health system should be tracking […]