While members of the 38-physician Urology Group are already part of St. Elizabeth’s medical staff, under the agreement, several of the group’s physicians have taken leadership positions with the health system to help direct care delivery, according to the report.
“It’s an effort on St. Elizabeth’s part to get physicians more actively involved,” Robert Prichard, MD, St. Elizabeth’s chief clinical integration officer, told Cincinnati Business Courier, though the group will remain independent. “We have similar relationships in orthopedics, cardiology and ear nose and throat. We’ve had success with these. We think with where healthcare is going in the future it’s very important for us to partner with physicians and make them an active member of the leadership team as opposed to just utilizers of our services.”
Urology Group physician Michael Dusing, MD, was named executive medical director for urology at St. Elizabeth, a position in which he will be expected to engage physicians both within his own group and within St. Elizabeth’s physician group, according to the report. Dr. Dusing was elected last year to a two-year term as chief of surgery for St. Elizabeth Healthcare and serves on the health system’s executive committee, according to the report.
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