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    • Service Line Strategy

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    • Ambulatory & Service Line Performance Improvement
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    • IT Strategy
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    Featured Surveys

    Physician and APP Compensation Survey

    ECG Management Consultants continues to expand its surveys to include independent, integrated, and academic provider ...

    There is no more rigorous or accurate benchmarking resource for provider compensation planning. Our surveys offer market-specific data composed of compensation, production, and benefits information ...

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    Pediatric Subspecialty Physician and APP Compensation Survey

    The industry’s only compensation survey dedicated to understanding the unique data needs of the pediatric market.

    The industry’s only compensation survey dedicated to understanding the unique data needs of the pediatric market. Our survey provides an in-depth review of pediatric subspecialty market trends, ...

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    Faculty Physician and APP Compensation Survey

    Our faculty physician and app compensation survey specifically addresses the data needs of our academic partners in order to ...

    There is no more rigorous or accurate benchmarking resource for academic provider compensation planning.Our faculty survey offers market-specific compensation, production, and benefits information ...

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    ECG Surveys

    • Physician and APP Compensation Survey
    • Pediatric Subspecialty Physician and APP Compensation Survey
    • Faculty Physician and APP Compensation Survey
    • Advanced Practice Provider Compensation Survey
    • Medical Group Performance Survey
    • Value-Based Contracting and Physician Compensation Survey
    • Physician Benefits and Perquisites Survey
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    Hospitalist Program Restructuring & Performance Improvement

    ECG PARTNERED WITH an approximately 715-bed health system with two acute care hospitals. The system offers a broad range of healthcare services and supports a variety of community

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    Case Studies

    Telehealth Strategy and Business Planning

    CATHOLIC HEALTH (CHS) provides care to the Western New York region, which has a patient population of nearly 2.8 million.

    Who we work with

    • Health Systems
    • Physicians
    • Children's Hospitals
    • Academic Medical Centers
    • Ambulatory Surgery Centers
    • Payers

    Service Lines

    • Behavioral Health
    • Cardiovascular
    • Children's Health
    • Coordinated Imaging
    • Neuroscience
    • Oncology Consulting Services
    • Orthopedics
    • Primary Care Consulting Services
    • Women's Services
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    Hospital-Employed Physician Owners in Ambulatory Surgery Joint Ventures

    As more health systems recognize the need to create a more substantial ambulatory surgery capability, executives should explore ASC joint ventures with employed surgeons.

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    Blog

    Healthcare Upside/Down: Restoring the Spirit of Medicine

    Our guest on episode 40 of Healthcare Upside Down is Zak Holdsworth, CEO of Hint Health.

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    CASA 2022 Annual Conference and Exhibits
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    Getting to Total Brain Health: The Role of Innovation and Technology

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    Key Steps to Ensure the Business Office Captures Revenue Due from Commercial and Government Payers
    Provider Compensation Planning During a Crisis: Key Insights from ECG’s 2021 Physician and APP Compensation Survey
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Don Briones

Senior Manager

San Diego

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Services Expertise:

  • Strategy
  • Performance Transformation
  • Finance

Contact

[email protected]

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Education

California State University, Hayward

Master of Business Administration

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Certifications

Healthcare Financial Management Association Certified Healthcare Financial Professional Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Don’s career roles as a healthcare consultant, senior healthcare finance executive, and hospital leader enable him to bring a unique blend of skills and expertise to his work. He has almost 30 years of experience in working closely with hospitals, health systems, and medical groups on efforts that have involved performance improvement, financial and business planning, and capital asset planning. Clients appreciate Don’s ability to draw from his experience in finance, strategy, and operations to develop effective, realistic solutions, resulting in sustainable performance improvements.

Prior to joining ECG, Don held CFO and other finance executive positions for hospitals, health systems, and medical groups. He successfully led these entities by providing due diligence and post-integration support for merger and acquisition transactions, executing organizational restructure and financial performance turnarounds, designing process improvements using Lean Six Sigma and other techniques, and evaluating major capital investments and business plans. Don is a Certified Healthcare Financial Professional from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

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ArticlesStaffing Shortages Web
February 10, 2022

Staffing Shortages: Responses and Risks at Hospitals and Health Systems

We examine the risks that organizations face as they struggle to offset the impact of healthcare wor

WebinarsWebinar Pricing Transparency Living In The Crosshairs Of Regulation And Consumerism Web
October 13, 2020

Pricing Transparency: Living in the Crosshairs of Regulation and Consumerism

CMS has finalized a rule requiring all hospitals to publish detailed information regarding the prici

BlogEnterprise Contract Lifecycle Management System Web
July 29, 2020

Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management Systems: An Effective Option to Reduce Cost and Operational Waste

Many healthcare providers have not yet to invest in technologies that reduce nonlabor costs. Using C

Blog5 Ways Finance Executives Can Prepare Their Hospitals For Covid 19 Web
March 23, 2020

5 Ways Finance Executives Can Prepare Their Hospitals for COVID-19

CFOs play an important role in protecting their organization’s financial health.

ArticlesArticle Hfma When Providers Become Payors
February 27, 2017

When Providers Become Payers

Provider-sponsored health plans are not for every organization. This article for HFMA offers a frame

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Staffing Shortages Web
February 10, 2022

Staffing Shortages: Responses and Risks at Hospitals and Health Systems

We examine the risks that organizations face as they struggle to offset the impact of healthcare wor

Article Hfma When Providers Become Payors
February 27, 2017

When Providers Become Payers

Provider-sponsored health plans are not for every organization. This article for HFMA offers a frame

Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management System Web
July 29, 2020

Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management Systems: An Effective Option to Reduce Cost and Operational Waste

Many healthcare providers have not yet to invest in technologies that reduce nonlabor costs. Using C

5 Ways Finance Executives Can Prepare Their Hospitals For Covid 19 Web
March 23, 2020

5 Ways Finance Executives Can Prepare Their Hospitals for COVID-19

CFOs play an important role in protecting their organization’s financial health.

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Webinar Pricing Transparency Living In The Crosshairs Of Regulation And Consumerism Web
October 13, 2020

Pricing Transparency: Living in the Crosshairs of Regulation and Consumerism

CMS has finalized a rule requiring all hospitals to publish detailed information regarding the prici

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100 Cambridge St, Suite 2001, Boston, MA 02114

P: (617) 227-0100

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11512 El Camino Real, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92130

P: (858) 436-3220

Dallas

13355 Noel Road, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75240

P: (469) 729-2600

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1111 Third Avenue, Suite 2500, Seattle, WA 98101

P: (206) 689-2200

Washington D.C.

4300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 625, Arlington, VA 22203

P: (703) 522-8450

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135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2750, Chicago, IL 60603

P: (312) 637-2500

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