Thought Leadership Articles
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Three Tips for Measuring Provider Productivity
Measuring and managing productivity is crucial to the sustainability of employed provider networks. However, many hospitals and healthcare systems continue to use outdated methodology overly-focused on physician wRVUs. HSG recently developed […]
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Webinar: Anesthesia in the Age of Health Reform: Maximizing Quality, Minimizing Cost
Hospitals today are looking for ways to reduce anesthesia subsidy costs while simultaneously maintaining or even improving quality. Co-sponsored by HSG and NorthStar Anesthesia, this webinar offers solutions to both […]
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Webinar: Physician Leadership: A Critical Resource for Success
For hospitals and health systems, physician leadership is critical to success. It drives positive outcomes at every level — from the frontline delivery of patient care to board-level strategic planning. […]
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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 […]
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Infrastructure: Excerpts from “67 Tips for Developing a High-Performing Physician Network”
Failure to invest in infrastructure has created more red ink in employed practices than any other single issue. The problems are two-fold: having the right people in the right positions […]
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Health Systems: Six Steps to Developing a System-Wide Primary Care Strategy
As the healthcare industry continues to consolidate, many healthcare systems are gaining hospitals and physician practices in new, less familiar markets. With so many priorities clamoring for a piece of […]
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Is Your Infrastructure Contributing to Your Physician Network Losses?
Many hospitals and health systems started employing physicians under the premise that if they could run a successful hospital, how hard could it be to run a few practices? What […]
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Building Your Physician Network’s Culture
One of the eight keys to a high-performing physician network, culture is the mortar that holds the group together. To be successful, your group must share a common vision and […]
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Case Study: Creating a Successful Oncology Co-management Relationship
Co-management agreements can be mutually beneficial to hospitals and physicians. They can improve quality, reduce cost, and provide financial benefits to participating physicians. However, proper execution is required to realize […]
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Healthcare Strategy Group’s Physician Employment Screening Tool
Is it in your best interest to employ that physician who dropped by your office yesterday for a chat? Use Healthcare Strategy Group’s Physician Employment Screening Tool to help your […]
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Webinar: Defining a Proactive and Comprehensive Physician Alignment Strategy
Hospitals around the country are experiencing similar challenges with their physician alignment strategies: Reacting to physician demands instead of proactively developing strategic physician relationships; High variability and questionable effectiveness in […]
