Physician Referral Relationships - Hospitalists

In the May/June edition of CV Business, I discuss "Increased Hospitalist Use Threatens Referral Patterns. In my consulting efforts, I was seeing a phenomenon of increased dependency of the specialists on the emergency department for new patients and the lack of interaction between the specialist and the primary care physicians. Both groups have expressed concerns that overall patient volumes and new patients had declined. Peer relationships are critical to physician practices. Want to read more? See CV Business Article Source: http://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=17308:the-back-page-increased-hospitalist-use-threatens-referral-patterns

Want additional considerations?
Professional Referral Marketing: Four Cornerstones and Eight Fatal Errors, By Stewart Gandolf, MBA & Lonnie Hirsch
http://www.healthcaresuccess.com/articles/professional-referral-marketing.html

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