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The treatment center: a model for competitive clinical practice
Physician Executive
|October 6, 1989
Summary
This study introduces a novel treatment center model designed to attract patients to academic medical centers and retain top clinicians. Implementing this model required revising traditional academic structures and establishing aligned incentives.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Academic Medicine
- Clinical Practice Innovation
Background:
- Traditional academic medical centers face challenges in attracting patients and retaining top clinical talent.
- Existing structures may not adequately support high-technology practice environments or incentivize clinicians effectively.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a treatment center model developed to enhance patient attraction and clinician retention within an academic setting.
- To outline the necessary adjustments in goals, incentives, and traditional academic structures for successful implementation.
Main Methods:
- Development of a new treatment center model focused on high-technology practice.
- Analysis of required modifications to hospital and professional group goals and incentives.
- Reevaluation of traditional academic structures to facilitate the new model.
Main Results:
- The model aims to create an attractive environment for patients seeking advanced medical care.
- The model is designed to foster a supportive environment for retaining leading clinicians in academia.
- Successful implementation necessitates a departure from conventional academic frameworks.
Conclusions:
- The proposed treatment center model offers a strategy for academic medical centers to improve patient recruitment and clinician retention.
- Revision of established academic norms and the alignment of incentives are critical for the model's success.