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Explain employment risks, benefits to physicians
Hospital employment contracts can open up physicians to unknown professional risks, yet some doctor groups still are joining hospitals regardless, with benefits outweighing the gamble in physician
Pessimistic docs leaving hospitals
That's a bummer: More than half of physicians are pessimistic about the future of healthcare , with many doctors cynical about government involvement particularly around healthcare reform. According
Interview: Competition to employ physicians heats up
Karen M. Cheung
Like the 1990s, hospital-physician employment agreements are exploding, fueled by health reform. In fact, 83 percent of physician employment agreements in 2011 were with
Hospitals latching onto physician staff with pay, employment
Three-quarters of hospitals and health systems report increased physician staffing last year and plan to continue the trend in 2012, according to consulting firm SullivanCotter. Healthcare providers
Hospitals employing 32% more physicians
Hospitals' physician employment jumped 32 percent from 2000 to roughly 212,000 physicians in 2010, according to the 2012 edition of AHA Hospital Statistics. That means hospitals employ almost 20
3 keys to fair hospital employment contracts
For the benefit of both hospitals and physicians, it's best to clearly spell out the terms of hospital-physician employment agreements, especially if it's the first contract between the two parties.
70% hospitals, health systems plan more physician employment
A report this week confirms what many suspected about the hospital-physician employment trend. Seventy percent of national hospitals and health systems plan to employ more physicians in the next one
32% of physicians desire hospital employment
Despite some physicians resisting hospital employment, more of them are favoring the model, according to a new Merritt Hawkins & Associates survey released yesterday. Thirty-two percent of
Steps to creating sustainable physician integration
It's clear that hospitals and health systems are looking for ways to create sustainable relationships with physicians, whether it be through physician employment, practice acquisition or contractual
Docs deterred from accelerating employment business
With goals in increasing market share and revenue, hospitals increasingly are employing physicians. However, employment models don't necessarily mean support from physicians or clinical integration,
