Coffee with Coker

Today's episode is an interview with Jeffery Daigrepont, SVP in our Healthcare IT Services division, conducted with Baha Zeidan, Cofounder and CEO of Azalea Health, a healthcare technology company offering a fully integrated, cloud-based EHR, RCM, telehealth, and consulting services. Jeffery and Baha discuss the advantages of cloud-based technology and how Azalea Health enables community hospitals, rural health clinics, and practices of all sizes to customize a solution to their business needs.

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Episode Synopsis

Baha and Jeffery discuss the benefits of using a cloud-based technology system and the versatility of Azalea Health's system. Azalea Health tailors healthcare solutions for rural healthcare providers to help meet their business needs with an affordable solution.

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Azalea Health website

Azalea Health Demo

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Aimee Greeter and Toni Peck join Mark to recap their May 2019 presentation at the American Health Lawyers Association Health Care Transactions conference. They focus on new ways to drive physician engagement to help ensure that an organization realizes its clinical integration goals.

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Episode Synopsis

While active physician leaders are needed more than ever, some are reticent to step into these roles – including seasoned clinical professionals and physicians newly out of training. Aimee and Toni discuss why engaging physicians is critical to the success of any organization, particularly now with the establishment of clinical integration within the industry.

They discuss Coker Group's 12-point assessment tool to differentiate between low- and active-engagement physicians and the drivers for their behaviors; interpret and use assessment data to customize one of five new approaches to improve physician engagement; delineate, track, and advance provider engagement through involvement, decision-making, and leadership; and, understand how to involve physicians in quality improvement processes to guide successful clinical integration initiatives.

The views and comments of the presenters are their own and do not reflect the opinions and positions of their respective employers. Further, any comments made by attorneys are not intended to be, nor should they be construed as legal advice.

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AHLA eProgram: 2019 Health Care Transactions Conference

White Paper: Physician Engagement: A Crucial Component of a Healthy Organization

Podcast: Maximizing Physician Engagement

Bio: Aimee Greeter

Bio: Antonia (Toni) Peck

Justin Chamblee, Priya Bathija, and Tom Donohoe join Mark to recap their May 2019 presentation at the American Health Lawyers Association Health Care Transactions conference. They explore the driving forces causing rural hospitals to consider affiliations with larger health systems, such as rising costs, limited access, commitment to rural populations, and management expertise.

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Episode Synopsis

Justin, Priya, and Tom discuss the meaning of alignment for rural hospitals and explore viable alignment model options to offer needed healthcare services in the right areas, including historical affiliation models that have been used and may still be appropriate in certain circumstances (full acquisition, management, lease and joint operating arrangements).

Evolving and less formal models could be considered to accommodate rural identity and independence, including preferred services arrangements, EPIC hosting, visiting specialists, and other need-specific arrangements. They briefly address common legal issues associated with both historical and evolving models.

The views and comments of the presenters are their own and do not reflect the opinions and positions of their respective employers. Further, any comments made by attorneys are not intended to be, nor should they be construed as legal advice.

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AHLA eProgram: 2019 Health Care Transactions Conference

AHA 2019 Rural Report

White Paper: Modern PSAs: A Stable Alignment Model in an Unstable Healthcare Environment

Bio: Justin Chamblee

LinkedIn: Priya Bathija

LinkedIn: Tom Donohoe

Today's episode is an interview Jeffery Daigrepont, SVP in our Healthcare IT Services division, conducted with Jose Valero, President and CEO of dashboardMD, a healthcare analytics company. Jeffery and Jose discuss the importance of healthcare analytics and using dashboardMD for population health management and clinical, financial, and operational analytics.

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Episode Synopsis

As we move well into the 21st century, data has become the new currency in many ways. It is imperative to not only capture relevant and meaningful data but to use that data to make impactful business decisions. Clinical and patient outcomes are now affecting reimbursement for professional services, and understanding these outcomes is paramount to the success (or failure) of healthcare organizations.

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dashboardMD website

dashboardMD Contact Information

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Max Reiboldt joins Mark to discuss private equity deals in the healthcare industry. Max and Mark review the recent private equity activity in healthcare and how these deals impact the market.

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Episode Synopsis

In recent years, several private equity firms have been involved with hospital and/or physician transactions. Mark and Max examine the reasons private equity firms are attracted to the healthcare industry, which leads to the question, how are these deals impacting the healthcare market?

With private equity involvement, the idea is to maximize downstream value. Mark and Max discuss why these deals are attractive to healthcare organizations and certain characteristics with which healthcare organizations should be familiar.

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Article: Private equity infuses healthcare with $63B investment

Article: The Next Stage of Evolution in Physician Practice Transactions: Can hospitals compete with private equity in attracting physician group deals?

Bio: Mark Reiboldt

Bio: Max Reiboldt

Brandt Jewell and Stephen Ross join Mark to discuss the concept of investment per physician for employed provider networks. Brandt, Stephen, and Mark review the market movement from independent practices to employed practices.

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Episode Synopsis

Mark, Brandt, and Stephen discuss the differences between independent and employed practices, including treatment of overhead and other financial considerations. Because of these differences, employed provider networks usually require some form of financial assistance.

Ultimately, each organization should consider the value they receive for their investment in the employed provider network. Mark, Brandt and Stephen discuss the different types of analyses that can be performed, what to consider when using market data, measuring the investment in the network, and improving financial performance.

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Article: Health System Practice Investment: What's the Cost?

Alex Kirkland and Stephen Ross join Mark to discuss best practices for physician enterprise compensation plans. Alex, Stephen, and Mark evaluate the most common components of physician compensation plans and offer best-practice insights on them.

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Episode Synopsis

Mark, Alex, and Stephen discuss the importance of a clear compensation strategy with appropriate governance protocols for employed physicians. Compensation design and redesign is a delicate process that encompasses both scientific reasoning to support the economics of the physician enterprise as well as artful politicking to engage physicians properly throughout the process.

No universal compensation plan fits every physician enterprise, and each will have unique nuances to consider. Though there are many different models, the best compensation plans will consider various factors and have a principled approach. The prevailing philosophy on compensation throughout the organization should be one that is physician-led, considerate of local economics, and layered on top of an established vision.

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White Paper: Compensation Best Practices for Physician Enterprises

Blog: Physician Compensation Plan Design: The Basics Make a Difference

Blog: Best Practices for Developing Employed Provider Compensation Plans

Blog: Compensation in a Value-Based World—It's Well Underway

Max Reiboldt and Lee Perrett join Mark to discuss the executive search process for healthcare organizations. Max, Lee, and Mark talk about the benefits of using an executive search firm, the questions to ask before engaging a firm, and the processes used within the executive search.

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Episode Synopsis

Mark, Max, and Lee discuss the differences between using internal personnel for recruitment and a firm that specializes in executive searches. Organizations can leverage the knowledge of a third-party firm, especially one that specializes in healthcare executive recruitment.

Max and Lee discuss the entire executive search process as well as provide tips for selecting an organization to complete the executive search.

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Interim Executive Leadership Options for Filling Crucial Executive Roles

Is Your Talent Pipeline Full, Half Empty, or Dry? Developing Internal and External Talent Pipelines

Randy Gott joins Mark to discuss physician community needs assessments and medical staff planning. Randy and Mark talk about the drivers of medical staff planning and recruitment, and the compliance purpose of a physician community needs assessment.

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Episode Synopsis

Mark and Randy discuss how a healthcare organization should document the need for physicians within the community as well as the main drivers of medical staff planning. At its core, the physician community needs assessment is a quantitative, statistical analysis; however, there are also many qualitative aspects that must also be considered.

Randy outlines his approach to assessing physician need for communities as well as compliance considerations for physician recruitment.

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The Intersection of Compliance and Fair Market Value

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Christopher Kunney joins Mark to provide a review of healthcare IT themes from the 2019 HIMSS conference. The HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition brings together 45,000+ health information and technology professionals, clinicians, executives, and market suppliers from around the world.

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Episode Synopsis

Mark and Christopher discuss the latest trends and topics in the healthcare IT space including telehealth and physician burnout. These topics are at the forefront of industry discussions as healthcare organizations look to leverage technology platforms to address these changes to the delivery of care.

Christopher is very active within the HIMSS organization and has recently joined Coker Group.

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Follow Christopher on Twitter (@HealthITProf)

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