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Hospital-affiliated practices reduce 'red ink'.

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  • 1MGMA Management Consulting Services, Englewood, CO 80112-5306, USA.

Medical Group Management Journal
|July 1, 1999
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Hospital-group practice affiliations face criticism, but abandoning them may be premature. This analysis suggests understanding and addressing specific issues, using benchmarking as a key strategy for improvement.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Hospital-group practice affiliations are frequently criticized as a failed model.
  • There is a call from some stakeholders to abandon these affiliations entirely.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for a more considered approach to addressing issues within hospital-group practice affiliations.
  • To propose benchmarking as a viable strategy for identifying and resolving operational problems.

Main Methods:

  • Defining the core principles and operational guidelines of benchmarking.
  • Identifying essential resources and tools that facilitate the benchmarking process.

Main Results:

  • Benchmarking provides a structured framework for analyzing performance.

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  • Understanding specific problems through data is crucial before implementing changes.

    • Conclusions:

    • A nuanced approach, focusing on problem identification and resolution, is recommended over outright abandonment of hospital-group practice affiliations.
    • Benchmarking offers a practical methodology to improve the effectiveness of these healthcare organizational structures.