Physician Relationships

Practical Physician Engagement Strategies for Value-Based Care (Part II)

Change management approaches can help health system leaders engage physicians in value-oriented efforts to reduce clinical variation.

William K. Faber July 26, 2018

Building Trust with Physicians During Times of Disruption

Changing the funds-flow model can disrupt age-old processes at an academic medical center. The CEO of a Wisconsin health system offers advice for physician leaders on how they can align physicians when altering the funds flow and making other cultural changes.

Laura Ramos Hegwer July 26, 2018

Physician Distribution, Mobility, Fair Market Value and Compensation Surveys

An analysis of regional differences in physician compensation coupled with the general tendency against long-distance relocation shows there is no truly national market for established physicians. Rather, local market conditions must be considered in setting fair market value.

Mark O. Dietrich, CPA/ABV July 3, 2018

Optimizing Physician Referrals: A Key to Successful Population Health Management

Providers should focus on improving quality, reducing costs, and delivering a positive patient experience to stage a high-functioning physician referral network.

Clive Fields, MD June 26, 2018

Empowering Physicians to Become Stewards

Texas hospitals are providing physicians with a tool that gives them greater insight into the costs and risks associated with the care they provide, enabling them to lead the way to achieving the goals of value-based care.

Stephen Sibbit, MD June 26, 2018

Practical Physician Engagement Strategies for Value-Based Care

Specific steps can help hospitals effectively engage physicians in initiatives to reduce clinical variation and, in turn, improve the value of care delivery.

William K. Faber June 18, 2018

A Comprehensive Approach to Engaging Physicians

Giving physician leaders better tools to conduct annual performance reviews has helped one Canadian hospital provide more meaningful feedback to physicians and improved engagement. More engaged physicians have helped the organization raise its patient satisfaction scores.

Laura Ramos Hegwer June 14, 2018

Achieving an Aligned Physician Enterprise Through Cultural Transformation

By aligning with physicians and staff members, health system leaders can effect change in their organizations to meet consumer needs and wants.

Michelle Holmes May 30, 2018

Ensuring a High-Performing Referral Network

To be able to ensure patients receive high-quality care under value-base payment arrangements, primary care physicians require well-developed specialty networks for patient referrals.

Clive Fields, MD May 7, 2018

Benefits of Close Relationships Between Hospital Systems and Post-Acute Care Providers

By developing close relationships with post-acute care providers, hospitals can ensure patients receive five important benefits.

HFMA May 7, 2018
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