title: 3 durable strategies for physician alignment.
abstract: Physician employment, professional services agreements (PSAs), and income guarantees are three effective compensation-based strategies hospitals can use to achieve physician-hospital alignment. In choosing one or a combination of these strategies, hospitals should assess the strategic, regulatory, and financial considerations associated with them. Each strategy raises different implementation concerns-for example, employment presents the issue of compensation, PSAs involve greater regulatory constraints, and income guarantees test the long-term loyalty of physicians.
authors.affiliation: DGA Partners, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., USA. DGrauman@dgapartners.com
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Grauman
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts / Q000191:economics; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States