ArticleJournal of Brown hospital medicine2025
The Journey from Employment to Alignment: Hospital System Acquisition of Physician Groups.
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Abstract
Rapid changes in healthcare payment models and increasing regulatory scrutiny have driven many physician groups to be absorbed by healthcare systems, fueling "forward" vertical integration. This strategy-acquiring physician practices to control the care continuum aims to improve efficiency, quality, and market share. While integration offers potential benefits, it introduces significant challenges, including regulatory constraints, market volatility, internal tensions, and substantial investment in infrastructure and human capital. Successful integration depends on deliberate alignment between newly acquired physician groups and hospital operations. Key elements include preserving functional clinical and academic systems, fostering goal congruence, accommodating organizational culture, and establishing trust-based strategic relationships. Operational excellence requires balancing individual productivity with institutional priorities, coordinating inpatient and outpatient care, and sustaining core academic and community missions. Misalignment can lead to inefficiencies, reduced quality, physician dissatisfaction, and labor disputes.
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