Survey Suggests Joint Ventures With Physicians Most Popular Alignment Strategy, Among Other Findings

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The results of a recent survey of more than 200 healthcare leaders by Jarrard, Phillips, Cate and Hancock published in the firm's Inside Baseball newsletter suggests that joint venturing with physicians is the most popular current physician alignment strategy (49.8 percent of respondents indicated using this strategy), compared to aggressively acquiring practices (26.3 percent), traditional credentialing and medical staff relations (15.1 percent) and "keeping [physicians] at bay" (8.8 percent).

In terms of how healthcare organizations are facing reform, 42.8 percent of respondents reported "becoming strange bedfellows with…competitors" through ACO or joint venture development. Additionally, just over 20 percent of respondents reported they plan to wait until after the presidential election to embrace reform, 11.2 percent plan to orchestrate or sale or purchase, and 10.2 percent plan to start a new managed care business.

In regard to the election's impact on reform, the majority (53.5 percent) say it's "unstoppable" and market-driven, while 42.5 percent believe if President Obama loses the election, the intensity and direction of healthcare reform will dramatically change.

To view the full survey results, click here.

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