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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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Interim Management: A Valuable Strategy for Physician Networks
Over the last several years, physician employment has been a strategic focus for hospitals. The reality is that many physicians are unable to maintain a private practice due to declining […]
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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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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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Consistency Pays Off with Physician Transactions
Hospitals have been purchasing practices and employing physicians for several years, here are keys to successful physician transactions.
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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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Physician Compensation – The Secret Contributor To Why Your Employed Network Is Losing Money
In an era of declining reimbursement, decision makers have become more worried that their organizations cannot continue to sustain the losses in their employed physician network. This has lead to […]