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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 […]
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The MACRA Final Rule – Strategic Challenges and Opportunities
Many organizations started preparing for the implications of MACRA implementation when the proposed Final Rule was released at the end of April. However, the numerous changes contained in the October […]
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Building Management Expertise for Your Employed Physician Network
Hospitals and health systems have been aggressively investing in their employed physician networks for the last 10 years or more. Most, however have not developed the leadership infrastructure or acquired the […]
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Sharpening Your Clinically Integrated Network
Health system clients are asking HSG a different set of network planning questions in the face of today’s market challenges. Focus has shifted to building a network that can effectively […]
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Case Study: Saint Francis Strategic Plan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Saint Francis Healthcare System is located in Cape Girardeau, MO and is anchored by the 307-bed Saint Francis Medical Center. They were number three in consumer preference in a […]
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The MSO Renaissance
Interest in MSO is surging as the complexity of the market grows and as health systems work to define how to help independent physicians cope with that market. Traditionally, HSG […]
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Advanced APMs and MACRA
You’re right, it is alphabet soup – government style. MACRA is the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 – legislation that replaced the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) as […]
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Best Practices in Physician Network Contract Management
Understanding the best practices in managing an employed network is critical to the health system’s success. HSG’s insights, developed in fifteen years of consulting with hospital-employed physician networks and two […]