Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
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Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
Yes, this is a popular topic for the blog, because each additional hospital closure underscores the risk for physicians and medical groups that don’t spread risk. The lesson applies to both hospital-based and office-based physicians, although not necessarily equally.
Over the past decade or so, hospitals have spent countless hundreds of millions of dollars “aligning” physicians. But now it’s hospitals that are begging to be aligned.
Many physicians bemoan the fact that we have retail, corporate run walk in clinics, such as the Minute Clinics run by CVS, staffed with nurse practitioners and PAs.
Over the past decade or so, hospitals have spent countless hundreds of millions of dollars “aligning” physicians. But now it’s hospitals that are begging to be aligned.
For years, hospitals have pushed to “align” physicians. Take a ride with Mark as he talks about a reversal in the trend: As what were hospital cases now flow out to independent ASCs, hospitals are begging to be aligned with physicians. But why allow a hospital to be a partner in your ASC deal? Podcast: […]
Just like your leg bone is connected to your knee bone, many of your contracts are connected to each other even though you might not readily know it. You can obtain significant leverage by making sure the agreements are coordinated. Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Ride along with Mark as he discusses two examples of false bilateral choices for physicians and medical groups prevalent in healthcare thinking today.
Over the past decade or so, hospitals have spent countless hundreds of millions of dollars “aligning” physicians. This so-called alignment has included acquiring physician practices, employing physicians in states without corporate practice of medicine restrictions, and, in states where hospitals can’t directly employ, employment through captive medical groups or foundations. Hospitals claim that the idea […]
Many physicians bemoan the fact that we have retail, corporate run walk in clinics, such as the Minute Clinics run by CVS, staffed with nurse practitioners and PAs.
