Physician Services, Practice Transformation, Medical Group Performance Improvement, Physician Compensation Plan Redesign / Blog Post
Five Focus Areas for Medical Groups in 2017
For medical groups, the last few years have been tumultuous with the shift to value-based care. In response to these shifts, medical groups should focus on five key areas.
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Physician Services, Practice Transformation, Medical Group Performance... / Blog Post
Two New Infographics to Help You Understand (and Explain) MACRA
As you've likely learned, the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“MACRA”) intends to reform Medicare payments to physicians over the next several years via two pathways.
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Physician Services, Practice Transformation, Patient Access and Throug... / Blog Post
Redefine Your Practice's Care Team to Promote Patient-Centered Care
Historically, practices have been very physician-centric in the way they operate, from scheduling appointments to physical exams. Yet patients are increasingly demanding greater access and m...
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Physician Services, Practice Transformation, Medical Group Performance... / Articles
Evolving Physician Reimbursement Structures: Moving the Medical Group to Value-Based Success
This article addresses several important questions about evolving physician reimbursement structures and provides guidance on how to succeed under the new programs.
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Results
Identified $10M in Revenue Enhancement and Expense Reduction
Large Physician Network
A 300 provider multispecialty medical group wanted to assess opportunities to improve financial and operational performance as well as patient and physician satisfaction by improving efficiencies, redesigning care delivery models, and restructuring scheduling.
Reduced Wait Time by 27 Minutes Using Simulation Modeling
Large Physician Network
A 400-provider multispecialty medical group wanted to reevaluate its care delivery models and restructure the clinic scheduling template within its surgical practices as a result of long patient cycle times.
$19M Identified in Revenue and Savings Opportunities
Dignity Health
In anticipation of its continued growth, this large health system wanted to understand the operational performance of its foundation and regional medical groups as well as its scalability for the future.
Time Savings of an Average of 1 Hour Per Day Per Physician
DaVita Healthcare Partners
A comprehensive work flow assessment of a large independent primary care medical group in representative clinics throughout the country resulted in identified potential impact of an average of 1 hour per day per physician in time savings.
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Physician Services, Practice Transformation, Consulting Solutions / Blog Post
Trends for Physician Practices in 2018
As we kick off 2018, we examine some new trends for physician practices, including two fundamental issues driving these trends: high healthcare expenses and the fact that physician practices...
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Practice Transformation, Strategic Planning and Activation, Health Sys... / Blog Post
The Closet of Interesting Ideas: Where Does Innovation Reside in Your Organization?
Many healthcare organizations desire to infuse a robust innovation culture into their organizations that can rapidly take their great ideas and turn them into successful new businesses.
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Physician Services, High Performing Physician Enterprises, Practice Tr... /
House of Cards: Using Process Simulation Modeling As the Glue for Practice Transformation
Adapting to the current healthcare environment for most medical groups may feel like a house of cards, each card representing a different initiative precariously stacked, one on top of the o...
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Physician Services, High Performing Physician Enterprises, Practice Tr... / Blog Post
Using a Collaborative to Build a Clinically Integrated Culture
To succeed in emerging payment models, providers must cooperate to improve patient outcomes and control costs. This requires not just new workflows, but a new provider culture.
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Physician Services, Practice Transformation, Patient Access and Throug... /
Patient Access is the New Quality
Not only does a lack of patient access impact the ability to provide quality care, but it also impacts your financial performance.
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Practice Transformation, Medical Group Performance Improvement / Top 10
Top 10 Actions to Take Now to Prepare for MACRA
MACRA replaces several Medicare reporting systems and creates two new programs: the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and Advanced Payment Models. Here are 10 actions your group should be...
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