title: Cost-based pricing and the underperforming physician group.
abstract: Cost-based pricing may help healthcare organizations improve the revenue performance of their employed physician groups. Organizations considering a change to cost-based pricing strategies should be prepared to supply their major payers with the following supporting information: Physician compensation rates. Compensation methodology. New practice development. Operating benchmarks. Overhead benchmarks.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Futures LP, Edina, Minn, USA. c.pederson@healthcarefutures.com
authors.forename: Craig D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Pederson
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D014481:United States