Physician Relationships

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

Optimizing a Health System’s Post-Acute Care Network

Health systems should develop strong networks of post-acute care providers as part of strategic efforts to deliver high-quality service across the care continuum, from wellness to end-of-life care.

Andre Maksimow, MBA May 7, 2018

Physician Recruiting Challenges in Army Medicine, and the Takeaways for All Health

Dustin Mullins describes the unique recruitment challenges experienced by Army clinics.

Dustin Mullins April 30, 2018

The Business Case for Fighting Physician Burnout

Mitigating physician burnout may help to reduce turnover and the many costs that come with it, and industry leaders are taking steps to quantify the ROI.

Lola Butcher April 26, 2018

Reimagining Cross-Continuum Relationships

This article examines how DHG Healthcare partnered with a health system to improve care coordination for hip replacements due to fracture.

HFMA April 25, 2018

Ask the Experts: CJR Physician Gain Sharing Agreements

Are boilerplate CJR physician gain sharing agreement templates available or should agreements be created from scratch?

HFMA April 12, 2018

Top 5 Factors Essential for Pharmacy Revenue Integrity

Maintaining pharmacy revenue integrity requires accurate, longitudinal data; physicians who understand how their prescribing decisions affect revenue integrity; and real-time data. With that information, finance leaders can determine the ROI of various drugs.

William Kirsh April 11, 2018

Independent Orthopedists: Arm’s-Length Relationships Are No Longer Enough

Michael Rovinsky and Sean Looby describe the importance of a strong relationship between healthcare organizations and their orthopedic surgeons.

Michael Rovinsky, MBA March 30, 2018

Smarter Tech Tools Battle Physician Burnout

March 19—About half of all U.S. practicing physicians experience burnout, and several recent studies have placed the blame squarely on the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), which require data entry and other click-based tasks. 

Rebecca Vesely March 20, 2018

Debunking MACRA Myths: Hospitals’ Vital Role in Physician Success

Time is running out for physicians participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment system to submit the minimum data required for 2017.

Sreeram Mantha March 6, 2018
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