Successfully Engaging Physicians in Value-Based Initiatives: Strategy and Best Practice from the Frontlines of Physician-Hospital Collaboration (Advanced)

Around the country, provider organizations are finding themselves with a portfolio of expanding and increasingly important physician assets and relationships. To be successful, the underlying economic and cultural challenges require effective physician engagement and physician leadership. A case study by Athens Regional Health System, a 343-bed acute care hospital with $460 million in net revenue and a large employed physician group, will demonstrate the importance of presenting credible, actionable data to physicians and harnessing their innate problem-solving skills. It can work, it can be fun, and it will improve the patient experience.