Physician Alignment: Integration Over Independence
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"You are starting to see the end of the independent physician." |
This exclusive, original research and analysis offers key insight from top healthcare executives and clinical leaders, including:
- Nearly 70% of healthcare leaders anticipate the number of employed physicians to grow by more than 5% over next three years.
- 62% of healthcare leaders cite declining reimbursement as the top motivator for physicians seeking employment.
- Leaders anticipate clinical integration and co-management models to more than double over the next three years.
- Healthcare leaders cite physician buy-in to quality and safety initiatives as the top objective for physician alignment (more than 64%)
- Primary care is the top recruiting target among healthcare leaders (69%)
- Shortages of physicians in key specialties (61%) and declining reimbursements (53%) are cited as the leading threats to alignment.
The report is available in three versions:
FREE - The free Intelligence Report includes survey results drawn from the 5,000-member HealthLeaders Media Council, plus independent expert analysis.
PREMIUM - provides everything in the free report, plus: segmentation data; key takeaways and actionable strategies; three real-world case studies; and discussion questions.
PREMIUM BUYING POWER - is designed for healthcare industry suppliers and includes all the content in the Premium version, plus: detailed drill-down data on purchasing trends and projections to aid marketing and sales strategies.
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