During the March 29 Becker’s Hospital Review webinar, titled “Impact of Physician-Hospital Alignment on CV Service Line and Practice Performance,” P. Anthony Long, senior vice president of Paragon Health; James M. Palazzo, president of Paragon Health; and Suzette Jaskie, executive director of Frederick Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute and CEO of West Michigan Heart, presented best practices, tips and case studies relating to the alignment of hospitals and cardiovascular service lines. Here are some key points highlighted during the webinar…
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Webinar: The Impact of Physician-Hospital Alignment on CV Service Line and Practice Performance
Anatomy of a Flawless Hospital-Practice Integration
A large health system across two states in the midwest had taken steps to acquire a large cardiology practice. Over a six month period, the two parties retained an attorney to assist them with the integration effort. Yet, after six months and a number of false starts, it became clear that neither party had the necessary expertise.
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Evolving Models of Cardiovascular Practice Symposium, November 5-6, 2010
Discover the best way to optimize your practice and thrive in this rapidly changing health care reform and economic environment. Learn about various practice alignment and integration models from experienced managing physicians and practice administrators as well as legal and governance experts.
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Physician – Hospital Integration Checklist
We are working within one of the most dynamic episodes in the evolution of US Health Care and more specifically the practice of cardiovascular medicine. In fact, one could even state that we are experiencing revolutionary changes in the delivery of cardiovascular care. Industry projects that more than 2/3s of the nation’s cardiologists will be employed or otherwise “integrated” with hospital systems by the end of 2011. With this seismic shift from private practice to integrated practice, cardiology providers are balancing time and energy to continue to deliver quality patient care while simultaneously developing a strategy to meet the business imperatives in a shifting landscape. Ultimately this landscape is dictating that coordination and continuity of care is not only the best business model, but it is simply the right thing to do.
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Creating a Thriving Practice During Tough Economic Times
It used to be an open question whether health care was immune to economic downturns. Although health care is not as tied to consumer confidence as electronics, vacations, or even new vehicle purchases, we now know that it is much more correlated than many once believed. Economic researchers first started noticing declining growth in consumer health care spending in late 2007/early 2008. Overall spending growth on health care is the lowest it has been in a decade, likely driven by low consumer confidence, rising unemployment, and increased use of high-deductible health plans.
