title: Beyond the models: investing in physician-hospital relationships.
abstract: Action steps hospitals should take to foster stronger physician-hospital relationships include: Developing a formal physician relations program, with dedicated staff time to spend with active and referring physicians. Conducting individual sessions with physicians to identify their concerns. Developing and implementing physician alignment plans that describe models for improving physician-hospital relationships. Investing in physician leadership development.
authors.affiliation: Noblis Center for Health Innovation, Lexington, Mass., USA. amy.macnulty@noblis.org
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: MacNulty
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D014481:United States