Innovating Physician Network Strategy—New Models and Value-Based Care Alignment (120H)

Physician networks are at the core of hospital and health system success. Some organizations focus on employing physicians, others seek to align with independent physicians, while others blend the strategies. As the market evolves due to physician shortages, new disruptive competitors and the shift to value-based care, hospitals and health systems must reconsider their strategies to ensure they are offering compelling options to physicians in their network, and to physicians they seek to attract. Traditional models of employment or CIN participation may not be sufficient, given the new competitors and options available to physicians. Furthermore, these models have often resulted in financial burdens that are difficult for hospitals and health systems to bear in the current financial environment. This session will describe new models for employing, partnering with and aligning with physicians.

These models cater to a variety of physician preferences, and are designed to:

• Align independent physicians while allowing them to maintain independence.
• Offer employment or similar models that work financially and are more attractive than private equity and for-profit competitors.
• Support success in value-based contracts.
• Foster growth, whether measured in covered lives or market share of services delivered.

This session combines insights from a health system that is leading transformational improvement in healthcare and advisors supporting physician network strategy development and implementation.