Physician-Hospital Integration

Whether the immediate need is to improve safety, compete successfully for patients or doctors, develop new clinical service lines, or improve business performance, success depends upon how well hospitals and physicians can work together. But where hospitals and their medical staffs lack parallel organizational structures, it’s hard to coordinate efforts, despite the best intentions.

As former physician and executive leaders, our lead consultants appreciate the critical bond that must exist between physicians and their hospitals. Successful organizations have learned to maximize linkage strategies and develop lasting partnerships to facilitate the achievement of clinical excellence and performance. We appreciate the importance of identifying common and meaningful objectives in working on medical staff redesign projects, joint ventures, and a wide range of other vehicles for bringing physicians and hospitals together in their common goal -- providing the best care in the most effective and efficient manner. We have significant experience in finding and implementing creative solutions in a wide range of structures, including academic medical centers, community-based teaching institutions, and both small and large community hospitals.

We have helped dozens of hospitals and their physician staffs develop structures that provide the flexibility and responsiveness to improve and adapt – now and in the future.