Aligning incentives and creating a common focus with physicians is the intent of our co-management process. HSG works with physicians and health systems to define priorities and targets, and with your counsel to drive compliance. We have seen great quality improvement and cost reductions arise from these efforts.
To discuss our co-management capabilities, please call Travis Ansel at (502) 814-1182.
RELATED THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Co-Management Checklist: What to Do Before, During and After Negotiating an Agreement
Co-Management Checklist Download a PDF Version to Share With Your Team Co-management agreements have long been used to engage physicians in service line development and are increasingly being used to set the stage for population health management. Successful deals require careful preparation and implementation. The following items offer a starting point for what you need […]
Case Study: Creating a Successful Oncology Co-management Relationship
Co-management agreements can be mutually beneficial to hospitals and physicians. They can improve quality, reduce cost, and provide financial benefits to participating physicians. However, proper execution is required to realize these benefits. We recently worked with a client to implement an oncology co-management program and have translated our experience into the tips below. Background A […]
Case Study: Cardiology Co-Management Agreement
Background Our client was a two-hospital system in the Mid-Atlantic region that was experiencing inefficiencies in their cath lab. The inefficiencies resulted in high costs-per-case, substandard outcomes and lost market share. The lab was used by interventionalists from two independent cardiology groups. HSG explored several alignment methods, including employment, call coverage pay and Professional Services Agreements. […]
TESTIMONIALS
“HSG guided and catalyzed our co-management agreement with seven independent interventional cardiologists at Thomas Memorial Hospital. Since its inception in 2012, the co-management arrangement enhanced cardiologist engagement and alignment allowing for a more integrated approach in providing services with opportunities to effect consensus change in a more timely manner. Together, we vastly improved our performance on ACC NCDR metrics and we now exceed national benchmarks on all metrics. We decreased our cost per case by more than 50% through standardization of devices and initiation of uniform practices. We have improved the safety and convenience of our care by introducing radial approaches and utilizing Minx procedures for femoral cases, both of which decrease site bleeding risk, minimize staff compression time, and decrease length of stay. HSG has partnered with us throughout the program’s maturation and provided regular updates/revisions of incentive metrics and associated targets and Fair Market Value determinations. The Thomas Memorial arrangement was so successful that the concept was introduced and expanded to our cardiology program at Saint Francis Hospital – and HSG made that possible. We appreciate our partnership with HSG and the results we achieved because of it.”
Amy Bauguess, RN, BSN – Director of Cardiovascular Services at Thomas Health System
