The emergence of new payment models for the delivery of healthcare services has contributed to the development of a broad range of continually evolving opportunities for hospital/health system-physician partnerships. The service line co-management arrangement continues to be a popular vehicle for facilitating working partnerships between hospitals and their physicians. However, due to its focus on a single service line (e.g., orthopedics, cardiovascular services, etc.), another, more comprehensive arrangement structure is gaining in popularity. The hospital efficiency program or hospital quality and efficiency program (HEP/HQEP), which includes multiple service lines across the hospital and/or health system, may be the next evolution in hospital/physician alignment structures.
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