This short video is part three of a series on hospital–physician integration. In the first two installments, our experts looked at the economic trends and market forces affecting how hospitals can successfully integrate with physicians. In this third program, we examine the important legal issues surrounding hospital–physician integration.

Discussion Questions for Your Board:

1. How can we work through the clinical integration process to best position ourselves to minimize litigation risk?
2. Do we have a robust compliance program? How do we know it is working?
3. Three major factors should be considered for clinical integration: quality of care must not be compromised, our relationships with physicians must be transparent, and we must be vigilant in seeking out new problems and new solutions. How are we incorporating these factors into our integration model?
4. Many of the current antitrust laws will likely be retooled to fit in with new models of clinical integration. As board members, how can we stay abreast of regulations as they continue to evolve?

(Program duration: 10 minutes)

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