title: Hospital-affiliated practices reduce 'red ink'.
abstract: Many complain that hospital-group practice affiliations are a failed model and should be abandoned. The author argues for a less rash approach, saying the goal should be to understand the problems precisely, then fix them. Benchmarking is a good place to start. The article outlines the basic definition and ground rules of bench-marking and explains what resources help accomplish the task.
authors.affiliation: MGMA Management Consulting Services, Englewood, CO 80112-5306, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bohlmann
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000191:economics*; D003625:Data Collection; D004526:Efficiency; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010067:Ownership; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D014481:United States