Medical Group, IPA, & MSO: Formation and Growth Strategies

MDS provides organizations with guidance and leadership in medical group formation, management, strategy, and physician support services. Our experience and insight helps clients realize opportunities for the growth and development of physician integration platforms. We assist in development, implementation, and management, as well as physician practice assessments and performance improvement consulting. Our team assists to enhance the business and operational performance of the practice while allowing the physicians to focus on the patient. We offer many services to the client including:

• Guidance in choosing the right integration model (employment, foundation, joint ventures, co-management, or strategic partnerships)
• Practice assessments and evaluation of business and operational performance improvement opportunities
• Strategic business planning for growth
• Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
• New practice start-ups (primary care and specialists)
• Identification of operational and financial challenges through physician benchmarking measures
• Customer service training
• Interim management and staffing of the practice
• Profitability and overhead management
• Productivity, capacity, and staffing analysis
• Accounts receivable management and collections
• Payer contract review and negotiation
• Process flow and assessment
• Policy/procedure development-billing, front office, clinical practices
• Concierge practice development
• Coding audits
• Compensation planning
• Physician practice and business valuations

For more information on Medical Group, IPA, & MSO: Physician & Growth Strategies contact:

Phil Dalton: 424-237-2525 pdalton@mdsconsulting.com