Health system sponsored physician employment: keys to success - Part 2: Aligning incentives through physician compensation

Southwind Health Partners, LLC and VHA, Inc., September 14, 2009

A perfect storm of health care trends is driving health systems to employ physicians in record numbers. A confluence of economic and regulatory factors is fueling the trend. Following lessons learned from the past experiences in physician employment, a new and more sustainable generation of health system sponsored physician enterprises is emerging. This white paper is the second in a series on physician employment jointly authored by VHA and Southwind Health Partners.

One very important key to success in physician employment is the ability to align physicians' and hospitals' incentives for financial performance and quality patient care through the employed physician compensation plan. This white paper explores physician compensation models and their likely impact on the success of the physician employment enterprise.

BY:
Southwind Health Partners, LLC and VHA, Inc.
www.southwindhp.com
www.vha.com

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