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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:1476-1480
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Supplement: Preparing Your Practice for Change

Hospital-Based Group: Ideal Practice for the Future?

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Abstract

The format for future cardiothoracic surgical practices includes the option of a hospital-based group where provider groups and the hospital share the responsibilities and obligations of clinical care and the cost of that care. Based on personal experience at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, three separate contract relationships during our tenure have reflected the evolution of cardiothoracic surgeons' relationship to our patients and the hospital in which we work. Although other organizational modes may prove equally successful, the hospital-based group practice is a viable structure that supports the preservation of quality in the work performed. This relationship helps to maintain a steady volume of patients enabling research endeavors, which are primarily funded through practice incomes, to continue and it also provides a platform for networking with defined patient referrals, shared services, and benchmarking with other centers.