title: Building data-driven trust with physicians.
abstract: Steps healthcare finance executives should take to develop a data-driven, transparent approach to working with physicians should include the following: Show the assumptions behind the data. Explain the rationale or methodology behind the assumptions and be sure there are no flaws in how conclusions are drawn from the data sets. Explain why the metrics used are representative of the physician's practice. Account for all data gaps in metrics or benchmarks, but explain how the data represent the best option for going forward.
authors.affiliation: Equation Consulting, Salt Lake City, USA. rcarter@equationconsulting.com
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000592:standards*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010820:Physicians; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States