Patt Richesin is senior principal for physician strategies and services for VHA. She has more than 35 years of executive leadership experience in integrated, independent, and academic medical group practices.
The changing payment model for patient care has made hiring more primary care physicians and adding specialty practice groups a strategic initiative for most health systems. But, unless a health system is set up to fully track the downstream revenue these physicians generate when measuring overall financial performance, the outcomes may not match what was anticipated within the strategy.