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Physician Network Management: Insights from an Interim Executive
Background Senior leadership of a hospital system was growing increasingly concerned over mounting losses and a general lack of operational efficiency in the employed physician network. It was apparent to them that the management infrastructure and talent had not kept pace with the needs of the rapidly growing network. The hospital requested assistance from HSG…
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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 leadership at the helm is critical. And the operational and financial expertise required to effectively manage these multimillion dollar entities has grown with the network’s…
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Accelerating Progress in Your Physician Network
Spurred by the need for better integration, and the need to protect volumes, billions have been invested by hospitals and health systems in physician practices. HSG’s focus is on helping produce value from those investments by evolving your physician network. HSG’s Physician Network Growth Phases Curve defines the stages of your network’s evolutionary progress. As…
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Unleashing the Value of Your Physician Network
Many health systems continue to struggle with their investment in physician practices. Millions of dollars in investments have brought some positive results — stabilized volumes and health system control, of sorts, over their physician complement. But the groups are slow to evolve to meet the challenges of value-based care, present significant management challenges, and are…
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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 management expertise to effectively manage these networks. HSG has developed a multi-faceted approach to support you in your efforts to build a high-performing network. We…
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Should You Outsource the Management of Your Physician Network?
Outsourcing is nothing new in the healthcare industry. It’s a tried and true method to reduce costs and improve service delivery and outcomes. Hiring outside management for food service, security, ED and anesthesia staffing, IT, payroll, housekeeping, revenue cycle — even whole hospitals – is commonplace. What’s Driving Physician Network Management Outsourcing What IS fairly…
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Interview with Dr. Donald John Stoner, CMO at Halifax Health
In October 2014, Halifax Health officially engaged Healthcare Strategy Group to manage its physician network. In this interview with HSG Partner John Hill, Chief Medical Officer Donald John Stoner, M.D. talks about the reasons why Halifax decided to outsource the management of their physician network. Like many U.S. hospitals, Halifax Health was no a stranger…
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Halifax Health and HSG Enter Network Management Outsourcing Agreement
Halifax Health has entered into a network management outsourcing agreement with HSG to provide overall management and advisory services for the Daytona Beach-based, community healthcare system’s medical network, including employed and contract service arrangements. “HSG will bring to us their significant experience in strengthening physician and hospital relationships, achieving common goals and enhancing the value of…
