Whether you run your own private practice or work as part of a larger team of healthcare professionals, affiliating with a physician organization can open doors to better patient outcomes, more manageable workloads, access to furthering education and admin support, and much more. However, not all physician organizations offer the same benefits. Here are five key considerations when choosing an ideal physician organization.

Decision Makers

As a physician, you likely know all too well the reality of healthcare bureaucracy where stakeholders or insurance companies often drive decision-making while healthcare professionals take the lead on implementation of those decisions. When choosing a physician organization, it’s important to consider the decision-makers - are there opportunities for clinicians themselves to provide input? How does the leadership hierarchy function? What level of autonomy do affiliated physicians have?

At GMP Network, strategy, best practices, and overall governance are guided by independent physicians and healthcare representatives themselves. This allows for a careful balance of autonomy and collaboration, allowing physicians to take the lead on their own operational visions while utilizing the insight and expertise of other professionals within the field when needed.

Quality Over Quantity

One of the most crucial considerations when choosing a physician organization is their focus on patient outcomes and value-based care. Many healthcare workers experience overflowing caseloads leading to not only employee burnout, but also less holistic care for patients and worse long-term outcomes such as extended hospital stays. Alternatively, choosing a physician organization that prioritizes quality of care over quantity of patients served offers support and resources to physicians to cultivate best practices for top-notch care.

Being physician-led, GMP Network understands the complexities of delivering high-quality medical care and positive patient outcomes. To meet these challenges, GMP promotes a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care delivery program that encourages collaboration amongst multi-disciplinary teams for full-person healing, offers care management support, and provides webinars and training to increase affiliated physicians’ quality of care.

Operational Support

Most healthcare professionals have a passion for patient care, not paperwork. Unfortunately, the logistics of running a private practice or managing a multi-disciplinary healthcare team requires careful planning, documentation, and logistics. Choosing a physician organization that can help take a bit of this load off physicians’ shoulders leads to more time able to be allocated to patient deliverables and furthering education.

GMP Network provides resources and support with an array of operational responsibilities such as consulting on new strategies for effective workflows, optimizing existing systems for more streamlined reporting and documentation, and hosting educational seminars and workshops to help affiliated teams learn about industry advancements in patient protocols.

Choosing the right physician organization for you and/or your practice’s needs may not be an easy choice, but it is a worthwhile one. GMP Network is committed to enhancing rather than inhibiting physician’s ability to grow and thrive in their practice. By amplifying clinicians’ voices, prioritizing value-based care, and offering operational support, this physician-based organization provides the tools, collaboration, and support you need to deliver excellent care.