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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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    Aligning Physicians and Enhancing the Value of Imaging Services

    By optimizing radiology services, health systems can achieve measurable, sustainable improvements in their operational and financial performance. Transitioning from unorganized,

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    Case Studies

    Coordinating a Contract Approach for Improved Governance and Integration for the Anesthesia Service Line

    When optimally structured, anesthesia services lead measurable and sustainable improvements to a health system’s operational and financial performance. By transitioning from

    Who we work with

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

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    • Behavioral Health
    • Cardiovascular
    • Children's Health
    • Hospital-Based Specialties
    • Coordinated Imaging
    • Neuroscience
    • Oncology Consulting Services
    • Orthopedics
    • Primary Care Consulting Services
    • Women's Services
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    Preparing Your Public Hospital for Success During a Downturn

    Deleveraging and reducing costs through automation and operational efficiencies should be priorities of public hospitals, and efforts should focus on sustainable solutions that generate long-term value.

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    ECG Summary of March 2023 MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy

    MedPAC’s outstanding recommendations focus on many of the issues it noted in the most recent report—the need to fully account for MA coding intensity, improve encounter data ...

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    Xpectives Health Summit – Women’s Health Business National Conference

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    APP Compensation Planning Trends: Responding to Current Market Dynamics
    Should Our Hospital Offer Ownership in ASCs to Our Employed Physicians?
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Kevin Forster

Partner

San Diego

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  • Performance Transformation
  • Finance

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Education

University of Washington

Master of Business Administration

Master of Health Administration

Emory University

Bachelor of Arts

Kevin leads ECG’s Strategy and Business Advisory Division, and his 20-plus-year consulting career has emphasized hospital strategic planning and business development, physician-hospital relationships, and detailed financial and operational assessments of medical groups/physician networks. As healthcare organizations attempt to position themselves to deliver care in a value-based environment, their leaders turn to Kevin and rely on his strong track record of implementing innovative solutions that foster integration among organizations, services, and clinical programs. Healthcare systems have engaged Kevin to address key strategic issues related to scale and strategic positioning, with matters ranging from acquisitions/partnerships to geographic expansion. Kevin also focuses on assessing, negotiating, and implementing physician-hospital relationships: strategic partnerships, alignment of financial incentives, coverage arrangements, and so forth. His work has helped health systems and medical groups develop integrated service lines and delivery models, while also positioning the organizations to better perform in a value-based environment.

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Blog2022 Cost Survey 650 X380 Web
August 16, 2022

Join the 2022 National Medical Group Performance Survey

Our survey supplies participants with data, analysis, and insight related to direct and indirect ove

EventsBeckers 10Th Annual Ceo Web
March 17, 2022

Becker's 10th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable

ECG experts Kevin Forster, Andy Bachrodt, John Budd, Sandy Myerson, Karen Kole and Mark Johnston wil

WhitepapersWe Believe Future Generations Web
December 09, 2020

We Believe Series: Future Generations Will Value "Wellness" over "Healthcare"

The demographics of our population are dramatically shifting. Though that doesn't define consumers

WebinarsCovid 19 Recovery Planning  Web
June 11, 2020

COVID-19 Recovery Planning for Independent Hospitals and Regional Systems

This discussion with independent hospital and regional system leaders addresses business planning fo

Articles7 Strategies For Thriving In A Post Covid 19 Market Web
April 28, 2020

Seeing Opportunities, Not Barriers: 7 Strategies for Thriving in a Post-COVID-19 Market

As healthcare organizations combat the COVID-19 surge, executives need to plan for what comes next.

BlogHospital Based Physician Web
April 23, 2019

Engaging Hospital-Based Physician Services to Drive Better Performance

Over the last decade, health systems have faced heightened demand to increase financial support in h

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7 Strategies For Thriving In A Post Covid 19 Market Web
April 28, 2020

Seeing Opportunities, Not Barriers: 7 Strategies for Thriving in a Post-COVID-19 Market

As healthcare organizations combat the COVID-19 surge, executives need to plan for what comes next.

Survive-or-Thrive-Becoming-a-Successful-Value-Based-Enterprise
July 15, 2015

Survive or Thrive? Becoming a Successful Value-Based Enterprise

Prevailing health systems and providers will be those that are designed to becoming value-based ente

Step-on-the-Scale-and-Achieve-Your-Mission-June-2015
May 18, 2015

Step on the Scale and Achieve Your Mission

Thriving value-based enterprises are optimally scaled.

Leveraging-Allied-Health-Professionals-in-Patient-Centered-Care-Models
July 31, 2013

Keys to Successful Physician Practice Acquisitions

The resurgence of hospitals acquiring physician practices is putting pressure on organizations to mo

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December 23, 2011

Employing Physicians: Strategic Imperative and Management Challenge

Creating a successful physician network is both a strategic endeavor and a management imperative. Th

2022 Cost Survey 650 X380 Web
August 16, 2022

Join the 2022 National Medical Group Performance Survey

Our survey supplies participants with data, analysis, and insight related to direct and indirect ove

Hospital Based Physician Web
April 23, 2019

Engaging Hospital-Based Physician Services to Drive Better Performance

Over the last decade, health systems have faced heightened demand to increase financial support in h

2018 Cost Survey 650 X380 Web
February 23, 2018

Join the 2018 National Medical Group Cost and Infrastructure Survey

Our medical group cost and infrastructure survey supplies participants with data, analysis, and insi

Framework-for-a-Value-Based-Enterprise
June 17, 2015

Value-Based Enterprise Conversation Series: Scaled

Healthcare executives and hospital boards are realizing they must build greater scale within their o

Beckers 10Th Annual Ceo Web
March 17, 2022

Becker's 10th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable

ECG experts Kevin Forster, Andy Bachrodt, John Budd, Sandy Myerson, Karen Kole and Mark Johnston wil

Event Amga Annual Meeting March 2018 Web
January 25, 2018

2018 AMGA Annual Conference

ECG is proud to be a continuing sponsor of the AMGA Annual Conference.We look forward to seeing ever

Covid 19 Recovery Planning  Web
June 11, 2020

COVID-19 Recovery Planning for Independent Hospitals and Regional Systems

This discussion with independent hospital and regional system leaders addresses business planning fo

2018 Cost Survey 1200 X650 Webmeta
February 25, 2018

Physician Enterprise Performance Improvement Trends

Have you struggled to find appropriate benchmarks for the employed physician network in your organiz

Evolving-Strategies
July 12, 2012

Evolving Strategies for Health System Physician Compensation and Performance Management

This webinar explores several important aspects of redesigning physician compensation plans that all

We Believe Future Generations Web
December 09, 2020

We Believe Series: Future Generations Will Value "Wellness" over "Healthcare"

The demographics of our population are dramatically shifting. Though that doesn't define consumers

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