WEBCAST ON CD OR ON-DEMAND
presented on July 13, 2007
Sponsored by the Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare Conference
Competition is out. Collaboration is in.
Physician employment as a strategic vision for hospitals is back with a vengeance. A trend that largely failed in the 90's is resurfacing with a twist—an opportunity align incentives between hospitals and physicians. A variety of factors are once again making individual physician employment and outright practice ownership an appealing solution for hospitals:
- Increased outpatient competition from physicians
- Physicians' desire to improve their quality of life
- Severe shortages in key specialties
- Rising malpractice insurance claims and costs
Get in on the trend—we'll show you how!
Hospitals have learned from their previous experience of acquiring practices. Instead of needlessly overpaying to own, leaders are seeking a multitude of ways to collaborate rather than compete. Many hospitals never abandoned this strategy and as a result have perfected the acquisition model. Learn how they did it during this Webcast. Four panelists share their struggles and successes with physician alignment. Hear what challenges they faced, how they were overcome, and get help deciding whether their strategies are right for you.
Purchase this Webcast to:
- Learn why physician alignment failed in the past and the steps that have been taken to succeed
- Learn how to align incentives between hospitals and physicians
- Create a successful alignment model
- Comprehend the legal issues involved with physician alignment
- Understand what physicians want and what will keep them productive
PROGRAM AGENDA
- Common problems with alignment
- Physician practice acquisition
- Structure
- Legal issues involved in acquisition
- Summa Health case study
- Aligning incentives between hospitals and physicians
- Providence Everett case study
- Strategies
- Successes and failures
- Lessons learned
- Roundtable discussion
- Q&A session
FEATURED SPEAKERS
David. T. Brooks, FACHE, Chief operating officer, Providence Health System's Northwest Washington Service Area. Mr. Brooks is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a delivery system that contains the 362-bed Providence Everett Medical Center, a multispecialty group practice and other related healthcare services. He joined Providence in 2004. Prior to his current role, he served as COO for Central DuPage Health in the western suburbs of Chicago. He has also served in executive roles at CHRISTUS Health in Texas, Lovelace Health System in Albuquerque, and spent 10 years at Henry Ford Health System in his hometown of Detroit. Mr. Brooks is board member of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD) of the American Hospital Association and a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
T. Clifford Deveny M.D., Vice president of physician alignment, Summa Health System; President of Summa Physicians, Inc., Akron, OH. Dr. Deveny has held this position since December 2005 and oversees all physician services and alignment activities for Summa Health System including employment, joint ventures, and administrative/education contracts. Summa Physicians, Inc. is a 70-physician-employed group solely owned by Summa Health System. His previous management positions at Summa include vice president of clinical services and service lines, chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology, and the medical director of women's service line. Dr. Deveny maintains a clinical practice and is a member of the American College of Physician Executives.
Catherine T. Dunlay, Partner, Schottenstein Zox & Dunn; Co-Leader, Health Care Practice Group. Ms. Dunlay has practiced with Schottenstein Zox & Dunn since 1984 and has been a member of the Health Care Practice Group since its formation. Her practice is devoted to representation of healthcare providers in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other transactions, contracts, operations and compliance matters. Notable engagements include the establishment of shared diagnostic facilities; sale of hospital inpatient and outpatient facilities; formation of cardiology, imaging, and surgical joint ventures; acquisition of physician practices; and the establishment of clinical comanagement agreements.
Kevin Kennedy, Principal, ECG Management Consultants, Inc.'s healthcare practice. A consultant since 1990, Mr. Kennedy has completed numerous strategic plans and healthcare integration and business development efforts, which provide a strong foundation for the thoughtful analysis of healthcare business decisions that he provides to clients. His practice focuses on strategy, operations, and organizational design for hospitals, health systems, and integrated delivery networks. Recently, his projects have focused on: physician strategy and hospital/physician arrangements; restructuring of hospital management and governance organizations; strategic planning and program development; hospital service line development efforts in cardiology, neurosciences, and orthopedics; and operations improvement for healthcare providers in both ambulatory and inpatient settings.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
- Hospital CEOs, COOs, CFOs
- Finance managers
- Hospital trustees and board members
- Physician leaders
NEW PARTICIPATION OPTION- WEBCAST ON-DEMAND
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Program Materials and System Requirements
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