title: Hospital-physician alignment: making the relationship work.
abstract: CFOs can take four steps to help their organizations align successfully and cost-effectively with physicians: Understand the type of alignment required for the organization. Determine the right strategies for strengthening the organization's alignment gaps. Execute successfully. Monitor consistently and systematically.
authors.affiliation: Kurt Salmon, Minneapolis, USA. kate.lovrien@kurtsalmon.com
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lovrien
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D014481:United States