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Physicians and medical groups

Medical groups must keep up with care transformation and an evolving landscape marked by new practice models, investors, partnership opportunities, and physicians influencing market dynamics. We research doctors, medical groups, and the physician practice landscape to illuminate what matters most in today’s rapidly shifting ambulatory market.

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Why are your physicians leaving?

Physician burnout and discontent are high, but despite that, median turnover has remained steady at 7%. That trend is likely going to change as we see more physicians moving between employers and practice settings due to three key market forces.

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Becoming the physician employer of choice

Employers who provide physicians with meaningful autonomy, ample time, and seamless support to thrive as both doctors and people will win physician talent.

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Inside the mind of a physician: Ready-to-use slides to prep for your next conversation

Physicians are highly educated, experienced, analytical — and sometimes a bit of a mystery. We designed this deck to help demystify what it’s like working with physicians.

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Understand the most important trends in the physician landscape for practices and those who work with them by listening to the Radio Advisory physician playlist.

Identify key decision makers at independent medical groups.
Get inside the mind of a physician and learn six common characteristics that influence their decision-making and relationships.

Make sense of the evolving medical group landscape sector by looking at level of autonomy versus integration, growth model, and geographic reach across five physician practice archetypes.
Corporate ownership of physician practices is growing 10 times faster than hospital employment. Health system employment isn’t going away but non-hospital funders are the primary driving force behind physician aggregation today, including health plans, private equity, and other players like superpractices.

Physician partnership is changing. Independent physicians have more agency and potential suitors than ever, so all prospective partners must revisit their strategy.
After agreeing on goals for partnership, pick an alignment model that specifically supports these goals.
Offering only employment is a non-starter for today’s fiercely independent physicians. Health systems and other suitors must evolve their partnership models so that they are strategic, flexible, and allow for looser affiliation with independent medical groups.

Employers must track not only physician turnover but also intent to leave. About half of doctors have considered retiring early, switching employers, or leaving medicine altogether.
Employers of choice give their doctors meaningful autonomy, ample time, and seamless support to be both physicians and people.
To support physicians, organizations must tackle burnout on two levels: ensure easy access to resources for individual emotional needs and proactively make organizational changes to prevent future burnout.

Physician buy-in is more important at independent practices than other medical groups.
Organizations must craft a physician-specific communication strategy by streamlining communication channels, increasing executive visibility, and creating forums for meaningful dialogue.
Create a thoughtful change management strategy by using our tools and templates, or bring us on-site for in-person presentations to help you build support for initiatives.

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4 insights for physician practices on health solutions companies

As health plans evolve beyond their traditional payer role, newly minted “health solutions companies” are increasingly diversifying into care delivery. Here are four insights physician practices need to know about partnering with these new entities.

Cheat Sheet

Independent medical group decision-making

Most independent medical groups are governed by three decision-making bodies, each playing a distinct role. This cheat sheet will help you understand central dynamics prior to your next proposal.

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How the emergence of ‘superpractices’ impacts you

Industry leaders should assume superpractices will enter and gain influence in almost every market. Read our early predictions for what the emergence of superpractices means for major stakeholders.

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Your biggest questions about private equity investment in physician practices, answered

As private equity (PE) becomes an even more compelling capital partner for practices, our team set out to answer some of the biggest unanswered questions.

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Physician

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Ambulatory

Growing outpatient footprint and market share is a top priority for medical groups.

Independent medical groups

As investment and aggregation picks up, the independent physician landscape has become both more complex and more committed to independence.

Employed medical groups

Health systems, health plans, and other aggregators continue to acquire practices and employ physicians—shaping the power balance in many markets.

Physician alignment

Partners of all types are increasingly interested in partnering closely with medical groups—either through contractual models or more strategic arrangements.

Physician engagement and burnout

Burnout will remain a top priority for medical groups as rates continue to increase due to administrative burden and the aftermath of the pandemic.

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