Physician/Hospital Alignment
Various market factors are driving a change in the fundamental structure between hospitals and the physicians that work with them. The traditional model where physicians provide patient services independent of the hospital is evolving. Today, physicians have more direct relationships with their local hospital. In addition, there is increased financial and operational pressure to establish and add value to the alignment between hospital and physician. Health information exchanges, advanced stages of Meaningful Use and Accountable Care will only add to those pressures. Hielix works with hospitals to streamline the alignment between hospitals & physicians in the following areas:
- Strategic alignment – including healthcare reform, Meaningful Use, health information exchange, accountable care, enhanced quality measures and other environmental factors.
- Clinical alignment – related to the continuity of care and the care coordination processes and roles within both the hospital as well as an individual practice.
- Relationship alignment – including corporate culture and strategy, communications, physician engagement and the resolution of differences.
- Compensation alignment – including pay-for-performance, comparative effectiveness, gain sharing and quality outcomes.
- Performance alignment – including improved patient outcomes, reduced readmissions, enhanced population health and coordination of care.
- Compliance alignment including documentation, educational, coding and deficiency compliance.
The following pages outline the individual services that encompass the Hielix Sustainable Hospital Program: