From the so-called "MESH" and "corporate re-organization" initiatives of the 1980's to the integrated delivery systems models of the 1990's, hospital have long sought ways to "bond" with physicians and thereby achieve operational efficiencies and create competitive advantage.

Unfortunately, many of these initiatives have failed. Some were poorly planned. Others were abysmally implemented. Some were fatally flawed both strategically and tactically.

Nevertheless, marketplace pressures on hospitals to develop and implement "win/win" relationships with physicians remain.

The Apollo Group's non-profit community hospital clients recognize the importance of delivering high quality, efficiently priced healthcare services to patients. Indeed, physician surveys consistently contain the same message for hospital administrators -- don't bother with sexy "deals" until and unless you have proven to me that you can handle the basics of your core business. Does a caring person promptly and consistently answer my patient's call button?  Are my patients' test and study results accurately, consistently and promptly turned around to me in my office?  Is the food good?  Is the room clean and comfortable?  Is it easy and convenient to complete my medical records?  The list could go on forever. Importantly, consistent attention to operational and service excellence in the face of increased regulation, decreasing reimbursement and increasing operating expenses is the single most important quality separating excellent hospitals from the mediocre "wanna be's".

The Apollo Group's team of experienced experts can assist your hospital in identifying problems with your hospital's all-important core business components. Thereafter, and most importantly, we can be of invaluable assistance as, together, we develop and implement our tactical plan to solve the identified problems. Our expertise includes all areas of hospital operations -- from admitting to cost containment initiatives to hospital based physician contracting; from housekeeping to managed care contracting; from Joint Commission Survey preparation to medical staff matters; from purchasing to reimbursement; from quality-measurement and improvement initiatives to full-blown strategic and tactical planning. Why not allow us to help you tackle the problems and issues your people never seem to have the time (or, in some cases, the expertise) to fix?

But "win/win" arrangements with strategically important members of your medical staff are important too!  Do you need to convert your employed physicians back to the private practice model?  Do you want to offer physician practice management services support to selected members of your medical staff?  Do you want to develop and implement a hospital joint venture model(s)?  Do you need to "tweak" your PHO?  Why not allow The Apollo Group to help you identify and properly "operationalize" the integrated initiatives that will represent the truly successful physician "bonding" approaches of the New Millennium?

The Apollo Group's experts can help your hospital execute its core business functions flawlessly while differentiating itself as a progressive advocate for the creation of "win/win" joint venture initiatives between your hospital and selected medical staff members.