Becker's Healthcare October 8, 2024
Physicians working in hospital-owned practices are nearly three times more likely to report dissatisfaction compared to those in physician-owned practices, according to consulting firm Bain & Company’s Frontline of Healthcare Survey, highlighted in an October blog post.
“As healthcare continues to adopt a system-led approach, many practices have strayed from the foundational principles that made the physician practice model successful,” the blog states. “These shifts have left many organizations at risk of losing discontented physicians.”
Here are 10 key insights from the survey:
1. Health system-led practices have consistently underperformed on the “Net Promoter Score” — a measure of employees’ willingness to recommend their workplace — by 25 to 40 points compared to physician-led practices since 2017.
2. Nearly...