title: Physician integration is back--and more important than ever.
abstract: Current affiliation strategies tend to focus on joint ventures and employment. Careful planning and organizing of a joint venture can mitigate their associated legal, tax, regulatory, and cultural risks. The success of an employment model depends upon a compensation structure that aligns the incentives of physicians and the hospital. Fora successful affiliation program, hospitals should determine needs and trends, implement strategic planning, and conduct due diligence.
authors.affiliation: Ernst & Young, Chicago, USA. Brian.Sanderson@ey.com
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.forename: Blix
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D033161:Government Regulation; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States