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Position Your Employed Group as a Product Line
If you’ve ever moved to a new town, changed jobs, or had your employer change the company health plan, you’ve probably had to search for a new doctor. More than […]
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Your Employed Group As a Strategic Weapon
In the crusade for higher quality and lower costs, physicians are on the front lines. To survive under reform, hospitals and health systems must shift their focus to managing care […]
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Building a Physician Employment Strategy
Hospitals are increasingly confronted by the challenge of employing physicians. To meet this challenge, hospitals bring a high motivation for success but very little practical experience. In this article, we’ll […]
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Is it Time to Strategically Rethink Your Physician Compensation Plan?
We’re all familiar with healthcare’s new direction and jargon—”Fee for Value”; “Value-Based Purchasing”; “Patient Centered Medical Homes” and “Value-Based Care Organizations.” What these initiatives have in common are physicians. Employed […]
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Mergers and Physician Alignment
Our consultants see an interesting dichotomy with clients: they believe, almost uniformly, that closer alignment with physicians is crucial to future success, but when evaluating merger partners or acquisition targets, […]
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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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Process Improvement Series: Revenue Cycle Management
What key indicators are you using to measure the performance of your physician network? Revenue cycle measures should be at the top of your list, as failure to monitor this […]
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Four Critical Actions When Employing A Large Physician Practice
Employing a physician group is a very complex task and can be daunting even for the most robust healthcare system. Stakes are high, and if the employment process breaks down […]
