Hospitalist Service Line Development
For years, hospitalists have improved the effectiveness and efficiency of inpatient care, increasing clinical and service quality while reducing average length of stay. Today, with fewer and fewer primary care physicians willing to do inpatient work, hospitalist programs have become increasingly essential to hospitals wanting to maintain referral relationships.
At the same time, developing and maintaining a successful hospitalist program has proven challenging for many organizations. Medical staff support, hospitalist recruitment and staffing, hospital department coordination, customer service/feedback issues and the costs of hospitalist programs head the list of potential barriers to long-term success.
The Halley Consulting team assists hospitals in the development and implementation of new hospitalist programs, as well as the evaluation of existing hospitalist services. Our team is lead by Jeanette Abell, MD, MBA, who brings years of clinical and administrative experience drawn from multiple hospitalist programs in hospitals ranging from 140 to 800 beds. The Halley Consulting hospitalist program development or evaluation services start with the program’s ability to meet the needs, wants and priorities of referring providers. The resulting analysis yields an Operating Plan (for new programs) or a Program Evaluation (for established programs) that becomes the “playbook” for program leaders to use in creating or improving hospitalist service lines.
The Halley Consulting Hospitalist Development and Evaluation services include:
- Program vision
- Service commitment
- Growth strategy
- Marketing and relationship management (internal and external)
- Service line governance and management
- Staffing profile
- Compensation model
- Pro forma and financing
- Billing process and accountability
- Clinical and financial performance measurement
