Thought Leadership Articles
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How Many Primary Care Physicians Do You Really Need?
Executing a primary care strategy that provides the right number of primary care providers is critical to the success of your employed provider network. Traditional physician manpower planning models are […]
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Preparing for Emerging Delivery Models: PHO Development to Facilitate Value-Based Care Delivery
Physician-Hospital Organizations (PHOs) are experiencing a resurgence, as hospitals and health systems grapple with ACOs, Bundled Payments, narrow networks and direct contracting in the wake of healthcare reform. During this […]
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Webinar: Accurately Measuring Provider Productivity
Most hospitals and healthcare systems traditionally measure employed provider productivity by comparing physician wRVUs to national survey data. This one-hour webinar explores new and more accurate ways to measure provider productivity. […]
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Quality: Excerpt from “67 Tips for a High-Performing Physician Network”
Improving care processes and outcomes has never been more important as reimbursement systems and incentives change. Your employed group is the vehicle that can help you drive change throughout your […]
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Setting Up a Physician Advisory Council
As essential components of employed physician networks, Physician Advisory Councils enhance organizational performance by promoting: Active physician involvement, Effective two-way communication, and Physician leadership development for the network. Council Composition […]
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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 However, many hospitals and healthcare systems continue to use outdated methodology overly-focused on physician wRVUs.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 […]
