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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.

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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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    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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    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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Ken Steele

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San Diego

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  • Performance Transformation
  • Finance

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Education

The Ohio State University

Master of Health Administration

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

With 30 years of managed care and hospital leadership senior experience, Ken offers his clients valuable insights into the complexities of healthcare finance and hospital operations. Ken has worked for both nonprofit and for-profit hospitals, as well as for individual hospitals and large health systems. He has held multiple leadership positions, including CEO, and was Vice President of Managed Care in a 20-hospital system with over $1 billion in annual managed care revenue. Ken has helped many hospitals and health systems make substantial improvements to contract reimbursement rates, contract language, and revenue cycle management. He has analyzed and negotiated statewide contracts with national health plans and led financial and strategic turnarounds for hospitals in large, competitive markets. Ken’s extensive expertise in contract review, analysis, and negotiations is of particular value to providers in an era of unprecedented consolidation and collaboration in the healthcare industry.

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WebinarsRisk Based Physician Compensation Web
December 10, 2018

Risk-Based Physician Compensation: A Better Way to Measure Success

Organizations have evolved to accept a growing number of value-based and global-risk contracts. Acro

BlogBpcia Scorecard Web
June 28, 2018

BPCI Advanced: Scorecards for Success

Over the past few months, we’ve examined the timeline for building your BPCI Advanced program and re

WebinarsManaged Care Services Children Hospital Web
June 18, 2018

Managed Care Contracting for Children's Hospitals

Are you interested in a $90 million revenue increase? Developing a managed care strategy that includ

BlogBpci Advanced Data 680 X650 Web
May 18, 2018

BPCI Advanced Data Is on Its Way. What Will I Do with It?

Organizations that applied for the CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced model a

Webinarsdefault-thought-leadership-webinar-1
July 09, 2015

Are You Ready for Value-Based Payment?

This presentation reviews several critical valued-based payment programs, includingMedicare, Medicar

Webinars14M01D29 JPD KRS Health-Exchange-Education
January 27, 2014

Health Exchange Education - What You Need to Know

This webinar provides a foundation for understanding state health exchanges and answers some of the

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Leveraging-Allied-Health-Professionals-in-Patient-Centered-Care-Models
October 30, 2013

Evaluating Your Organization's Operational Readiness for Health Exchange Marketplaces

By surveying the issues specific to your market, you can minimize the potential stumbling blocks and

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September 08, 2013

Preparing for Health Exchanges: 14 Questions to Assess Your Organization's Readiness

The PPACA created state-specific health insurance exchanges, now referred to as “marketplaces,” that

Putting-Advanced-Care-Providers-in-Charge-of-Your-PCMH
August 05, 2012

Are You Ready for Health Exchanges to Impact Your Revenue?

Your organization can successfully integrate health exchange-based patients into your managed care c

Bpci Advanced 7 31 19 Web
July 31, 2019

Is Your Organization Ready to Participate in BPCI Advanced?

CMS has offered a second application period for organizations considering participation in BPCI Adva

Bpci Advanced Application For Success Web
June 17, 2019

BPCI Advanced: Application for Success

CMS opened its second application period for BPCI Advanced to participate in the second cohort of th

Bundled Payment In The Commercial Market Four Trends For 2019 Web
March 13, 2019

Bundled Payments in the Commercial Market: Four Trends for 2019

Payers and providers are engaging in activities to determine the best way to bring this “episode of

Bpcia Scorecard Web
June 28, 2018

BPCI Advanced: Scorecards for Success

Over the past few months, we’ve examined the timeline for building your BPCI Advanced program and re

Bpci Advanced Data 680 X650 Web
May 18, 2018

BPCI Advanced Data Is on Its Way. What Will I Do with It?

Organizations that applied for the CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced model a

Beckers Chicago Rountable Web
August 19, 2021

Becker's 9th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable

ECG is excited to be a part of the Becker’s Hospital Review 9th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, which w

Negotiating Now With Health Plans And Payers Web
June 23, 2020

Negotiating Now with Health Plans and Payers

What actions should organizations take to ensure adequate reimbursement for services provided in the

Bundled Payments Webinar Web
May 16, 2019

Bundled Payments in the Commercial Market: What You Need to Do to Be Prepared

In this webinar, ECG experts reviewed the skills and resources required to successfully develop, imp

Managed Care Services Children Hospital Web
June 18, 2018

Managed Care Contracting for Children's Hospitals

Are you interested in a $90 million revenue increase? Developing a managed care strategy that includ

default-thought-leadership-article-1
July 09, 2015

Are You Ready for Value-Based Payment?

This presentation reviews several critical valued-based payment programs, includingMedicare, Medicar

15M01D21 ASC MCH National-Provider-Compensation-Production-and-Benefits-Survey
April 17, 2013

Providers and Health Insurance Exchanges: Contracting and Other Implications for the New Marketplace

This presentation explores the current landscape and the multiple strategies to consider along with

Building-an-Efficient-Medical-Group-Cost-Structure
March 20, 2012

Develop a System Strategy for Value-Based Contracting

This webinar reviews value-based concepts for commercial and Medicare payers, examines approaches fo

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