Co-management agreements have risks. Beware.

Co-management agreements are growing in popularity as health care shifts to outcomes-based reimbursement models.  Physicians and hospitals contract with one another in quality-oriented pay-for-performance arrangements, in which physicians oversee and manage service lines (most commonly orthopedics, oncology, and cardiology). The overarching goal of these agreements is quality improvement, which benefits all parties involved — especially the patient.  The hospital benefits financially in part from reducing costs and physicians receive a base fee and/or incentive bonuses for accomplishing quality measures and benchmarks. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
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