Network Development

Whether you are a Health System trying to field a comprehensive delivery product, an MCO or a Payor with specific network development needs and timelines, Healthscape can provide experienced resources to help you meet your goals. Associates at Healthscape have built provider networks in some of the most inhospitable markets in the country - including pioneer development in HMOs in the early 1980's, and development of the first Workers' Compensation networks in the late 1980's - and have developed specialty networks with custom features for payors, employers and health systems. Network development capabilities include telephonic resources for high volume projects, in-market work by travel assignment, or resident in-market Associates with standing medical community relationships.

Market Development

Associates of Healthscape have developed HMOs, Physician Practice Management, Home Health, Preferred Provider Networks, Internet Healthcare Data, and Insurance companies in new markets. From feasibility through opening day, a full package of analyses, inventorying, pre-marketing, contracting, logistics, facility and planning services, staffing and more are done off-payroll by accomplished development executives. Expert and accomplished at start up operations, Associates have collectively built dozens of new companies that remain vital today. Healthscape Associates may remain available for management assignment to development initiatives, maximizing use of expertise, and minimizing the client's payroll, human resource and overhead exposures. Development office facilities (incubators) are available in some markets.

New Business Development

Through its network of existing contacts, Healthscape may represents and place a client's products or services. This representation is limited to best of breed, and is exclusive per service type. A new business development relationship may follow a successful market development engagement (see above), and adds an additional, retained and senior marketing resource for the client.

Facility Development

Starting with demographic analyses models, pro forma's and market surveys for validation , Healthscape can select sites, secure leaseholds, direct improvements or construction, equip, pre-test and open primary care and occupational clinics or ambulatory surgery centers. Bringing new health facilities out of the ground requires the experience to develop and execute comprehensive sequenced task lists, vendor selection criteria, troubleshooting programs and pre-opening training. Associates are also skilled in turnkey development that provides the client with policy and procedure manuals, recruitment and training of staff, development of fee schedules and budgets, hospital managed care contracting, and complete market development.