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Interim Practice Management
As hospitals employ physicians or acquire practices, management of the new entity is frequently a challenge. The issues in a practice differ from the hospital and the scale of the operations is much smaller. That means that mistakes are magnified, quickly showing up on the practice bottom line. The result is often an underperforming practice.…
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Case Study: Measuring Outmigration of Orthopedic Patients from a Health System’s Patient Base
HSG Patient Share of Care processes specifically discovered nearly 40% incremental patient retention opportunities for a health system client.
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Sample HSG Dashboard
Sample HSG Dashboard Manage Objectives Faster, Easier, and More Effectively
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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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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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Physician Network Bleeding Cash? Turn It Around in 100 Days
HSG’s focus on physician network management has given us real insights into the operational and management challenges faced by hospitals. Those challenges vary, depending on which Growth Phase your network is in. Many of our clients are in Growth or Operational Chaos modes, when common performance issues and their causes include: Performance Issue Drivers/Cause Physicians Don’t…
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Webinar: Employed Physician Network Turnaround: The First 100 Days
Hospital systems faced with mounting operating losses in their employed physician networks often struggle with how to turn things around. During this 60-minute webinar, HSG discusses: How to craft a 100-day physician network turnaround plan based on the eight key elements of high-performing physician networks: strategy, physician leadership and governance, culture, quality, brand identity, financial…
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Case Study: Developing a Strategy for a Rapidly-Growing Physician Network
Background A two-hospital system in the Midwest had a 45-provider employed network that had grown tremendously over three years. Much of that growth was unplanned and primarily based on reactions to competitor actions and physician demands. The result: Solution HSG used a three-step approach to evaluating the physician network: Result HSG developed a two-year, 27-step operational action plan.…
