How First Physician Corp. Turned Around Its Patient Satisfaction Scores
One emergency medicine physician group raised its patient satisfaction scores from below the 20th to the 99th percentile. Leaders credit a variety of strategies, including sharing unblinded physician data every quarter.
Forum Webinar: Developing Meaningful and Actionable Physician Financial Reports
During this Nov. 3, 2016, HFMA Forum webinar, a director of finance shared how his health system developed and implemented a comprehensive framework for meaningful and actionable financial reports to physicians, practice managers, practice service line directors, and health system
Learnings from the Front Lines: Physician Co-Management at Columbus Regional Health
Given the success of its surgical co-management program and employee gainsharing arrangement, the health system is considering a similar program for the ED and is positioning the organization to take on risk-based contracts.
HFMA Executive Survey: Hospital-Physician Affiliation
HFMA recently surveyed hospital CFOs and other senior-level executives about their views on physician employment and alternatives, such as clinical-comanagement arrangements, professional service arrangements, and joint ventures. Topics explored in the research, which was sponsored by McKesson, include projected business landscape, physician employment's role in value-driving efforts, and preferred models for physician performance management.
Tool: Physician Practice Assessment and Checklist for Optimization
Healthcare leaders can use this assessment tool to determine how to improve medical group efficiency and performance.
The Physician Preference Card
Physicians are essentially seeking four things from hospitals, according to Quint Studer, president of Studer Group®, an outcomes based healthcare consulting firm quality, efficiency, input, and appreciation. The Physician Preference Card is one tool that addresses all of these
Ask the Expert: For-Profit or Not-For-Profit?
Should hospitals form a separate corporation to house their physician practices?
Getting Physicians’ Input on Compensation
Physician compensation advisory committees establish principles that help hospitals and their employed medical groups build compensation models.
Medical Practice Clinical Productivity Evaluation Tool
Hospital and physician leaders can use this evaluation tool to determine how to improve physician productivity in medical practices.