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Healthcare Strategy Group's Employed Physician Network News^® is published six times a year and focuses on the strategic and operational issues involved in the development and management of employed physician networks.

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2010

February 2010
- Supply and Demand Gaps for Specialties
  • Pinnacle Physician Shortage Report
- Are Your Physicians A Drain On Your Hospital's Profitability?
  Hospitals have been forced to purchase practices, employ physicians and pay for physician services such as emergency room call, malpractice insurance, continuing medical education and other related services.
- Employer Clinics: Risks and Rewards
  Employer interest in job-site clinics is growing, as they search for ways to control their healthcare costs. We see an opportunity for hospitals to leverage this interest to improve payer mix, essentially capturing well insured employees.

2009

December 2009
- Physician Billing: Build or Buy?
  You’re running a network of employed physician practices. Have you performed a prudent evaluation of billing practices? After all, it’s only cash flow, right?
- Is Capitation Rising Again?
  For the first time in years, a client called us to discuss capitation. Prompted by Massachusetts’ drive to eliminate fee for service medicine, Blue Cross of Massachusetts is implementing a capitated model on January 1, 2010.
- 5 Considerations When Buying a Physician’s Office Space
  The recent trend is toward hospital organizations purchasing physician practices. There are various pros and cons to such acquisitions.

July 2009
- Developing a Centralized Business Office
  One of the most important components of a financially strong employed physician network is a central business office that can effectively manage the billing, collection, and accounts receivable functions.
- Managing Uninsured Patients
  Today's economy is creating challenges for practices unseen in previous years.

April 2009
- Physician Employment as an Alignment Strategy
  Hospitals are increasingly confronted by the challenge of employing physicians. To meet this challenge, hospitals bring a high motivation for success but often have very little practical experience.
- Provider-Based Reimbursement: A Case Study
  Chances are you have an employed physician practice that is losing money. In some instances, it may be advantageous to consider provider-based reimbursement.

February 2009
- A Time for Interim Practice Management?
  As hospitals employ physicians or acquire practices they face many challenges, the most significant of which is management of the new entity.
- Due Diligence Checklist
  The primary purpose of performing due diligence is to gain a solid understanding of practice operations.
- Integrating Existing Physicians Into Your Employed Network
  As hospitals move forward with the development of employed physician networks, many are being approached by physicians already established in the community.
- The Successful Implementation Of a Practice EMR
  The economic stimulus contemplates almost $18 billion dollars in spending to accelerate the adoption of health information technology. These implementations are complex and risky, with only about a 20% success rate.

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