Physician Strategy

Expert Insights

How to create alignment without financial incentives

May 04, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Oncology Roundtable

The Florida Hospital Cancer Institute has designed a compact for aligning with both employed and independent providers. Learn how to implement the model.
Co-management models especially promising for orthopedic service lines

November 01, 2011 | Blog | Marketing and Planning Leadership Council

Hospitals have found that co-management arrangements are particularly well-suited for engaging orthopedists in service line governance. We look at the nuances key to developing an orthopedic co-management structure.
Should we compensate our physician leaders?

February 09, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Clinical Advisory Board

Learn about trends in compensation and the prevalence of performance-based incentives for physician leaders gleaned from our recent benchmarking survey.

Strengthening Interdisciplinary Collaboration

April 24, 2012 | Study | Nursing Executive Center

Explore opportunities for building interdisciplinary collaboration, including tactics for improving communication and ensuring the entire care team shares the same patient goals.
The New Quality Compact

April 12, 2012 | Study | Clinical Advisory Board

Access 20 lessons and tools for aligning with physicians to advance performance improvement.
The High-Performance Medical Group

December 28, 2011 | Study | Health Care Advisory Board

Explore 15 key attributes of organizations that generate strong operational and clinical results by fostering integration among employed physicians and successfully managing physician practices at scale.

The High-Performance Medical Group Toolkit

December 28, 2011 | Toolkit | Health Care Advisory Board

Compiles a number of resources generously shared by hospital-employed or standalone medical groups that have achieved clinical, operational, and financial success by fostering cohesion and coordination among physician practices.
Clinical Integration Investment Calculator

January 13, 2011 | Tool | Health Care Advisory Board

Assess whether to pursue a clinical integration strategy by calculating expected baseline investment costs in four areas: information technology, program staffing, project development, and administrative expenses.
Physician Practice Acquisition Toolkit

July 15, 2009 | Tool | Financial Leadership Council

Evaluates all value centers of potential acquisition target, allowing hospital to establish maximum allowable cost for discrete categories and alerting when requested price exceeds those values.

Advancing health system strategy

March 26, 2012 | Video | Medical Group Strategy Council

To drive health system strategy forward, medical groups should focus on integrating physicians and aligning with health system objectives.
Engaging the Physician Workforce

November 22, 2011 | On-Demand Webconference | HR Investment Center

A four-part series that provides best practices for engaging the physician workforce.
Realizing returns from clinical integration

December 27, 2011 | Video | Health Care Advisory Board

Sarah O'Hara outlines the benefits clinical integration offers both physicians and hospitals.

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Crimson Continuum of Care

Physician alignment-focused technology solutions and best practice research designed to advance quality and enable cost savings.

Southwind

Physician practice management and consulting services addressing physician employment, physician practice acquisition, clinical integration, and alternative models of physician alignment.

Physician Engagement

Equips health care leaders to engage physicians in improving organizational performance and advancing strategic goals.

Physician Collaboration

Helps executives develop an engaged, responsive medical staff that contributes to improvement initiatives.

Crimson Market Advantage

Technology platform that enables hospitals to understand physician referring and performing patterns and the factors associated with physician loyalty.

Clinical Integration Project

Serves hospitals, health systems, and physician organizations working to establish effective clinical integration (CI) programs, develop best practices for operating and refining the performance-focused physician network, and share ongoing lessons learned.