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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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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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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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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 […]
