Strategic Medical Staff Development Planning

Strategic Medical Staff Development Planning (MSDP) goes well beyond the traditional physician recruitment plan found in most hospitals. Strategic MSDP starts with the hospital or integrated delivery system mission and strategies. It is influenced by competitive realities, the political and economic climates, and legal/regulatory trends. Strategic MSDP is based on a primary care Retail Strategy that ensures adequate numbers of patients to achieve service line objectives and to fill current and anticipated specialty and hospital capacity.

This Halley Consulting planning process begins with the formation of a work group consisting of physicians, board members and hospital executives who provide local market perspective. Our team works with yours to initiate:

• A review of the hospital’s mission, strategies and objectives
• A portfolio analysis of service line and physician contribution to capital generation in the hospital
• A Web-based survey of the medical staff to solicit perceived specialty and service line needs
• Face-to-face interviews of selected primary care and specialty physicians to identify relationship barriers and development opportunities
• A life-stage analysis of active medical staff members to determine potential physician retirement and its impact
• A community-needs analysis to support recruitment
• A recruitment/acquisition action plan and budget
• A communication matrix to share the plan with various stakeholders

Strategic Medical Staff Development Planning ensures the proper mix of physician specialties and locations at the right time to meet the needs, wants and priorities of referring physicians and the local community.