Overview
Oncology Solutions was retained by a large community health system in the southeast to help facilitate exploratory discussions with a 60+ medical oncology physician practice. The hospital was in the early stages of a major regional strategic plan, central to which was the alignment of medical oncology under the cancer program’s umbrella. The health system recognized that its vision for coordinated care could not be achieved without physician alignment and that consolidation of the region’s practices could facilitate sharing of best practices and standardization of clinical care. Further, the hospital recognized that the ability to offer a competitive service with a local NCI cancer center would hinge upon the degree to which it could collaborate with physicians on creating a center of excellence in cancer care.