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Critical Considerations for Merging Physician Networks
This HSG article covers mistakes hospitals often make when merging physician networks and lays out five areas that merit scrutiny. The recent spate of hospital affiliations and mergers/acquisitions combined with […]
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Case Study: Strategic Planning for a Rapidly-Growing Employed Physician Group
Background The number of physicians employed by a 300+ bed hospital in the Midwest had grown from 30 to 120 over a three-year period. While this growth was driven by […]
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Building Network Value: Are You Asking The Right Questions?
One of the first challenges in wringing value from your employed physician group is to focus your discussions. In developing strategies for these groups, we’ve found paying attention to the […]
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Growing Physician Losses and Job Tenure: Are They Related?
Clients are reporting a growing awareness by their Boards of losses per physician in hospital employed networks. With average losses approaching $200K, many systems are finding that shrinking margins and […]