Kristofer Blohm
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Kristofer Blohm
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3 strategic alternatives to direct primary care physician employment
Hospitals continue to spend money employing their physicians — an estimated $312,528 per physician in the first quarter of 2025, up 6% from the same period last year, according to the most recent Kaufman Hall Physician Flash Report. The physician employment model is entrenched, but no health system can sustain losses of this amount over…
Time to take a fresh look at affiliation options for physicians and health systems
As the healthcare marketplace continues to evolve, posing new challenges and creating new opportunities, so too will affiliation models continue evolve in ways that can best meet current and future needs of healthcare providers. In this environment, health systems and physician practices — both independent and employed — could benefit from taking a fresh look…