title: 5 strategies for physician engagement.
abstract: Proven strategies for engaging physicians include: Listening to physicians' concerns before making requests. Identifying physician champions and working with them on key initiatives. Ensuring that practice patterns support savings over time. Involving physicians in monitoring cost savings. Using data to support changes in behavior.
authors.affiliation: MedAssets, Alpharetta, GA, USA. nsears@medassets.com
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sears
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D014481:United States