Thought Leadership Articles
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The Role Physician Leaders Must Play in Clinical Integration
The healthcare industry axiom — early, ongoing physician involvement in the strategic planning process predicts positive results — applies just as much to developing a Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) as […]
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Accelerate Clinical Integration with a Medicare Shared Savings Plan (MSSP) ACO
MSSP ACOs offer hospital systems the ability to clinically integrate and enter commercial markets while avoiding many regulatory issues. The Regulatory Catch-22 To successfully contract with payers, hospital systems must […]
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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, […]
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Case Study: Cutting Physician Network Losses
Background The client was a nine-hospital health system with 14 clinics serving communities in a multi-state market with very limited access to care, poor economic conditions, high unemployment, and a […]
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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. […]
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Recruiting the Right Physician Network Leader
Finding the right executive to lead a large, complex employed physician network is imperative to the group’s future success and sustainability. The skill sets, expertise and experience required to run […]
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Value-Based Care Readiness Assessment
HSG’s Value-Based Care Readiness Assessment helps hospitals and health systems create a detailed action plan for clinical integration. The healthcare industry’s business model is changing. Are you ready? […]
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Financial Sustainability: Excerpts from “67 Tips for Developing a High-Performing Physician Network”
Controlling the losses on employed physician networks is the biggest immediate challenge for many of our clients. The losses have been created by the confluence of fast growth, limited investment […]
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Don’t Underestimate Medicare Advantage Risk
With the continued growth and expansion of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, many health systems are considering the pros and cons of accepting financial risk for these patients. This is a […]
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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. […]
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Population Health Management: What’s Your Strategy?
While the definition of Population Health Management (PHM) may not always be perfectly clear, what IS clear is that pursuing a PHM strategy requires a total redesign of traditional healthcare […]
