Redefine value, drive excellence, and keep market share in your cardiovascular service line
New approaches to payment, more educated consumers, mandatory outcomes reporting, competition from outpatient settings, and payers' focus on greater value are rapidly changing the market dynamics for cardiovascular services. To succeed in this targeted and competitive environment it is imperative that senior leaders redefine their organizations' value through quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction.
Strategies for Superior Cardiovascular Service Line Performance delivers sound strategy and business guidance for driving excellence in cardiovascular service line development and management. Through industry experience and discussion of best practices, readers will hear from top cardiovascular service line experts with a roadmap to:
- Promote strong physician-hospital relationships through favorable alignment models - Learn keys to creating sustainable physician employment arrangements - Create a strategic plan that defines the key elements for success going forward and drives volume growth - Maximize your organization's value through physician-driven service line management and governance structures - Prevent - and reverse - margin erosion through effective managed care contracting and being responsive to emerging reimbursement trends - Understand the growing trends and value of leveraging information technology to improve cardiac care
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Creating a Successful Cardiovascular Service Line Introduction to Service Line Principles Key Elements for Service Line Success Implementation Issues The Future for CV Service Lines
Service Line Strategic Planning Key Elements of Strategic Planning Situational Assessment Vision Development Goals Strategy Development Tactical and Implementation Planning Conclusions
Creating Aligned Physician Relationships Physician Strategy Planning Process Key Considerations Models for Physician Alignment Lessons Learned
Building Optimal Management and Governance Constructs Management Structures Service Line Leadership Structures Governance Structures System-Wide Service Lines
Service Line Development in Academic Medical Centers Evolution of the Medical Staff Model Pushing the Boundaries of CV Clinical Integration Revisiting the Departmental Structure New Physician Leadership and Team Requirements Lessons Learned 
Developing Employed Cardiovascular Physician Practices Market Trends Driving CV Physician Employment Common Obstacles to Success Elements of Successful Employment Models Financial Implications of CV Physician Employment Lessons Learned
Attaining Programmatic Recognition Designation Selection Overview of Rankings and Accreditation Methodologies Lessons Learned from Award-Winning Heart Programs Results of Achieving Program Recognition
Navigating the Challenges of Cardiac Reimbursement Understanding the Current Reimbursement Landscape Keys to Effective Commercial Contract Negotiations Innovative Measures of Performance/Payment Methodologies Lessons Learned
Information Technology Cardiology Hospital Departments Cardiology Physician Practices Cardiology Resources and Initiatives Lessons Learned
Who should read this book?
CEO, President, CFO, COO, CNO, CMO, Medical staff director, Director of physician relations, Physician leader, Quality director, Service line director, Physician practice administrator, Hospital administrator, Marketing director

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The evolution of the oncology payment model and pressure to provide more patient-centered care are leading many healthcare organizations to transform the oncology care model in their communities by offering more coordinated and comprehensive services that provide high quality for patients and high value to payers.
Hospitals and health systems are developing service line structures that improve clinical and financial performance, encourage physician involvement, and create a distinct brand in the market, ultimately gaining a competitive advantage.
Gain realistic strategies and business guidance from oncology leaders to develop the structures and processes for oncology service line success, including how to:
 - Navigate the challenges of oncology reimbursement - Achieve clinical integration in the oncology care model - Create aligned physician relationships - Simplify strategic planning for oncology services - Capitalize on clinical research opportunities - Establish multidisciplinary teams and support services that improve quality and access to care
Take a look at the table of contents
Chapter 1: Strategic Planning for Oncology Services Step 1: Understanding the Content of an Oncology Strategic Plan Step 2: Planning to Plan: How to Get From Here to There Step 3: Learning About the Organization's Capabilities and the Market Step 4: Identifying What the Organization Wants to Accomplish Step 5: Making It Happen
Chapter 2: Creating a Successful Oncology Service Line Introduction to Service Line Principles Key Elements for Service Line Success Implementation Issues The Future for Oncology Service Line
Chapter 3: The Importance of Governance and Leadership Oncology Governance Structures Oncology Service Line Leadership Managing Performance
Chapter 4: Creating Aligned Physician Relationships Affiliation Models Physician Alignment Planning Process
Chapter 5: Key Elements of a Successful Oncology Transaction Definition of the Transaction Goals Business Planning Development of the Organizational Structure Development of Key Terms Implementation
Chapter 6: Navigating the Challenges of Oncology Reimbursement Keys to Oncology Reimbursement: Legislation, Drugs, Professional Fees Implications for Hospitals Other Reimbursement Trends
Chapter 7: Clinical Integration and the Oncology Care Model Coordinating Cancer Care: The Importance of the Navigator Role New Approach to Treatment Planning: Multidisciplinary Care Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Chapter 8: Academic Cancer Centers Clinical Departments and Implications for Academic Cancer Centers Governance Models in AMCs Call for AMC-Wide Financial Integration
Chapter 9: Maximizing Clinical Research Operations Research Overview Best Practices in Research Program Planning Why Billing for Clinical Trials Is So Complex The Nuts and Bolts of Billing for Clinical Trials The Last Step: Audit Process and Performance

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