Presentations

View our presentations, including our annual Labor Highlights series.

High Performance Physicians: How to Recognize and Reward Physicians in a Quality EnvironmentA presentation on "High Performance Physicians: How to Recognize and Reward Physicians in a Quality Environment" presented to members of the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) in February 2010.View
Physician Recruitment: The True Cost to Your OrganizationPresentation from the Ohio Hospital Association 2009 Annual Meeting. View
Physician Insights & TrendsMarch 18, 2009. A presentation on developing long-lasting relationships within the changing physician environment. Presented at the Montana Hospital Association's Spring 2009 Conference.View
Connecting HR to the Board with a Strategic People PlanMarch 18, 2009. Presented at the Montana Hospital Association's Spring 2009 Conference.View
CEO Selection: Getting it Right2008 presentation that discusses the challenges associated w/successfully recruiting and retaining the right CEO candidate.View
Securing HR's Seat at the Table: Developing and Selling Strategic 2008 Presentation from the ASHHRA ConferenceView
Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in the Face of Big Labor's Assault on Health Care2008 Presentation from the ASHHRA Conference.View
Programs of Promise: Physician Leadership AcademiesPresentation from "Programs of Promise" webinar - May 15, 2008View
Compensation & Benefits Update - Proposed New RegulationsPresentation from the Compensation & Benefits Update - Proposed New Regulations webinar - April 17, 2008View
Board Development: Redesigning Tax-Exempt Hospital BoardsPresentation from the Board Development: Redesigning Tax-Exempt Hospital Boards webinar - April 17, 2008.View
After-Tax Protocol for Physician RelationsPresentation from the After Tax Protocol for Physician Relations webinar - April 3, 2008View
After Tax Protocol: The After-Tax Solution to Pre-Tax ChallengesPresentation from the After Tax Protocol webinar - March 20, 2008.View
Aligning the Continuum: Optimizing Performance Management Programs to Achieve Strategic Goals2006 Presentation from ASHHRA ConferenceView
Whatever Comes Down, We Can Help2007 Booth Handout from ASHHRA ConferenceView
Power of Pride2007 Presentation from ASHHRA ConferenceView
Articles, Reports & Client Tools

Find IHStrategies reports, articles and various tools/resources for clients in this section.

Where Sound Executive Compensation Policy and CEO Recruitment IntersectTo provide insight on how boards can resolve the potentially conflicting issues healthcare organizations may face as they prepare to recruit and compensate an incoming CEO, Integrated Healthcare Strategies interviewed experts in two of healthcare's most challenging arenas today: executive compensation and CEO recruitment.View
Elevating the Role of the Healthcare Human Resource Leader, Part 1The first in a 4-part series of articles that examine how the Human Resources Executive can elevate their role to secure a "seat at the table" with other executives in their organization. View
Elevating the Role of the Healthcare Human Resource Leader, Part 2The second in a 4-part series of articles that examine how the Human Resources Executive can elevate their role to secure a "seat at the table" with other executives in their organization. View
Elevating the Role of the Healthcare Human Resource Leader - Part 3The third in a 4-part series of articles that examine how the Human Resources Executive can elevate their role to secure a "seat at the table" with other executives in their organization. View
Physician Leadership Incentive Compensation PlansThis articles reviews steps to develop a Physician Leader Incentive Plan, as well as criteria for measurement of performance. View
Conducting Effective Compensation Committee Meetings Part 3 of 3Part 3 of a three-part series on strategies to make executive compensation committee meetings more effective. Focus of part 3 is on Getting What Is Needed from a Compensation Committee That Manages Rather Than Governs.View
Communicating a Positive Message About Executive PayHealthcare reform is bringing the same kind of negative media attention to executive pay in hospitals and health systems that federal bailouts brought to the financial sector. This article outlines steps your hospital can take to manage the message about executive pay in an era of increased media scrutiny and potential public backlash.View
Short-Term Disability for Employed Physicians - Current and Best PracticesResults from a national survey of leading healthcare organizations on current industry practices of providing short-term leave benefits to employed physicians. The results provide insight on current practices as well as best practice plan design.View
Physician Practices: Identifying Sustainable Growth Strategies and Challenges During Reform A summary of an August 2009 survey of physician practice executives to evaluate how their practices are faring in the current economy, and their anticipated plans for the future. View
Survey: 2009 Medical Director Survey Results SummaryA summary of some key findings regarding medical director compensation and contracts from our 2009 Medical Director Survey, the most comprehensive resource available on compensation for physicians who provide administrative-related services to hospitals. View
Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Update for 2010The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced their proposed Medicare changes to the physician fee schedule for 2010. In this article, we review these proposed changes and their potentially significant financial impact on physician practices and physician compensation.View
Article: Compensation EfficiencyThis article reviews the importance for a healthcare organization to identify efficiencies in their compensation programs, operational processes and policies to reach goals for providing high-quality care in the most efficient manner.View
Conducting Effective Compensation Committee Meetings: Part 2 of 3Part 2 of a three-part series on strategies to make executive compensation committee meetings more effective. Focus of part 2 is on Diagnosing & Solving Committee Inability to Complete its Agenda.View
Article: Compensation Reporting on the New Form 990An article explaining the new Form 990 requirements and how healthcare organizations will be affected by them. Answers some Frequently Asked Questions.View
A Cut in PayModern Healthcare, August 3, 2009. An article and survey results published by Modern Healthcare Magazine on smaller raises or decreases in healthcare exec compensation. EVP & Executive Total Compensation practice leader, Jim Nelson, is quoted.View
Creating a Cost-Effective Process for Physician RecruitmentAn article appearing in the third quarter 2009 issue of WorldatWork Journal. Reviews how health systems can develop an effective recruiting process, and provide competitive compensation and benefit programs.View
Conducting Effective Compensation Committee Meetings: Part 1 of 3Integrated Healthcare Strategies is presenting a three-part series on strategies to make executive compensation committee meetings more effective, starting with this first in the series on Protection From Intermediate Sanctions. View
Results: 2nd Quarter 2009 Salary Increase & Benefits Change SurveyA report of the survey results from the second quarter 2009 Salary Increase & Benefits Change Survey. The second in a series, the survey compiled data on salaries, incentives, and benefits from healthcare organizations.View
Spotlight on Executive IncentivesIncreased scrutiny on executive compensation, along with the financial challenges facing healthcare organizations, have prompted boards and compensation committees to ask hard questions about executive incentives - ones that can be answered using a structured approach to evaluating the executive incentive plan using five key elements. View
Improving the Economic Agility of Your Physician PracticeIn the current economy and with the unknown impacts from healthcare reform it is important for physician organizations to maintain financial agility. Operational agility can be gained by engaging the physicians in managing both top-line revenue generation and operational expenses. View
Labor Forecast: Batten Down the Hatches, Labor's Perfect Storm is Brewing Over the last decade, most healthcare organizations have focused primarily on achieving positive employee relations and high levels of employee engagement in lieu of adopting a robust labor relations strategy. Labor's new approach, combined with a perceived national crisis in healthcare and the most labor-friendly political environment experienced by this country in many years, makes the healthcView
Separation Arrangements in Healthcare: Summary of Survey ResultsMSA HR Capital asked hospital leaders from across the nation to participate in a survey to look at both the current issues of job security and the types of severance packages provided to various levels of leadership and employees in hospitals and health systems. Their responses, along with our extensive experience, provided some interesting insights into our current healthcare environment and theView
Clinical Co-Management Agreements as Part of Affiliation StrategyOur Physician Services practice evaluated the various clinical co-management structures and identified practices to avoid associated with the development and implementation of these programs.View
Physician Executives Beware: Your Pay May Be ReportedThe March/April 2009 issue of the ACPE Physician Executive Journal Publication featured an article authored by David Bjork, PhD on the topic of the new IRS form 990.View
CEO Performance & Appraisal Web Tool DemoA demo of our Governance & Leadership Services online web tool for CEO Performance & Appraisal evaluation.View
Healthcare Executive Salary Increases Decline to 3.5 percent in 2009A recent survey conducted by Integrated Healthcare Strategies indicates that salary increases for healthcare executives will be lower in 2009 than in 2008. A growing number of organizations are freezing executive salaries altogether. Despite the challenging environment, individual and organizational performance remain the key drivers influencing decisions about executive compensation. View
Investing in Physician Leadership AcademiesAligned interests among physicians and hospitals demand a new cadre of physician leaders.View
The Evolving Leadership Role of Healthcare GovernanceInterviewed in Healthcare Strategy Alert, Jim Rice, PhD talks about why the work of boards is changing, and how adopting fresh thinking and best practices can lead to higher performance.View
Solving the Retirement PuzzleDo the math: Social Security + pension + personal savings.View
Updating Relocation BenefitsA key to filling open executive positions in a tough search environment.View
Physician RecruitmentThe True Costs to Your OrganizationView
Next Generation Retirement BenefitsA new approach to retirement planning for executives.View
Putting Quality First: How Boards can Make Quality Improvement a Higher PriorityA 2008 Monograph authored by David A. Bjork, Ph.DView
How a Hospital's Work Value Influences Successful Decision Making2008 Industry Trend ReportView
The Physician Call Pay DilemmaCall pay is an increasingly popular topic in the healthcare industry. And while paying for call is not yet an industry standard, it is fast becoming a common practice. Still, a number of questions surround the issue of call pay; in particular, concerns regarding potential violations of Medicare anti-kickback statutes and other regulatory issues. As a result, there is an opportunity — and a neView
How Boards Set Culture from the TopPlease visit http://www.nrcpicker.com/Pages/Default.aspx for more informationView
Governing a New Generation of PhilanthropyDr. Rice's Spring 2008 Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) Journal ArticleView
Beyond the Numbers2008 Article - Practical Ideas for Boards to Better Tell Their StoryView
Governance Enhancement Plan2008 Sample ReportView
50 Practices of Top Performing Boards2008 Report - from The Governance Institute's Biennial Survey of Hospitals and Health SystemsView
Physician Engagement Tool Kit2008 Web ArticleView
Optimizing Performance ManagementArticle from PULSE MagazineView
Multi-Generational Report2006 Industry Trend ReportView
Execution is Everything: Aligning Key Stakeholders to Achieve Peak Performance2007 White PaperView
Why Aren't My Employees More Engaged?2007 Industry Trend ReportView
Medical Director Agreements2007 White PaperView
Executive Pay and Quality: New Incentive Links2007 Survey MonographView
Investing in the Three R's: Developing physician leadership to help hospitals achieve successArticle from Healthcare Executive Nov/Dec 2007 IssueView
Accountability and CEO Behavior: Moving beyond Sarbanes-OxleyArticle from Healthcare Executive Nov/Dec 2007 IssueView
CEO and Board FrustrationsArticle from The Governance InstituteView
Physician Leaders and Followers: Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn2007 Web ArticleView
Investing in Physician Leadership Development: Factors that Frustrate & Facilitate EffectivenessNational Survey ResultsView
2008 Series - Part 3Part 3: Aligning and Rewarding a Passion for PerformanceView
2008 Series - Part 2Part 2: Future Mapping: The Art and Science of Strategic Visioning for Business PlanningView
2008 Series - Part 1Part 1: Exploring the Domain of High Performance - Nine Habits for Peak PerformanceView
Board Role in Safety and Quality2008 Web ArticleView
999 Action Plan2008 Web ArticleView
White Papers

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Enhancing Medical Group Governance Survey ResultsReview what leaders from over 115 group members of the American Medical Group Association observe in a Fall 2009 survey on governance challenges and opportunities for enhanced group performance. Survey conducted in collaboration with AMGA, the Governance Institute and Integrated Healthcare Strategies.View
White paper: Programs of PromiseA report created in collaboration with The Governance Institute describing several physician leadership programs from high performing organizations across the nation. provides details from each of the ten organizations we reviewed and the unique approaches they are taking to developing their physician leaders. View
Versatility & Physician Leader EffectivenessApril 2009 white paper on how to enhance the performance of physician leaders.View
CEO Performance Planning & AppraisalsOpportunity for enhanced partnership between hospial boards and their CEOs.View
The Board - CEO PartnershipA 2-part whitepaper. Part A: Using the CEO performance planning and appraisal system to strengthen board-CEO relations. Part B: Designing & administering a superior CEO performance planning & appraisal system.View
The Board's Role in Human Capital and Talent Management 2008 white paper by Dr. Jim Rice. Fresh thinking for Boards to improve effectiveness and efficiency in people development for organizational performance enhancement.View
Press Releases

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May 2009: Sister Company Receives HFMA DesignationIntegrated Healthcare Strategies is pleased to announce that their sister firm, Stratford Advisory Group, Inc. (also owned by Clark and Wamberg LLC.), has been granted the “Peer Reviewed by HFMA” designation by The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).View
March 2009: Physician Practice Management & Pediatric Specialist Joins TeamSusan O'Hare joins Executive Total Compensation practice as Senior Vice President and Consulant.View
January 2009: Industry Veteran New VP of Physician Services PracticeCathy Kibbe, a 15-Year Veteran to the Healthcare Industry, Joins the Physician Services Practice of Integrated Healthcare StrategiesView
June 2008: Integrated Healthcare Strategies Minneapolis Office RelocatingIntegrated Healthcare Strategies' Minneapolis office is relocating to 901 Marquette Avenue South, Suite 2100, Minneapolis, MN. Please update your records accordingly.View
March 2008: Twin Cities Welcomes Macedonia Hospital Adminis to Get a Close Look at Our SystemsTwin Cities hospitals welcome Macedonia hospital administrators to get a close look at our systemsView
Nov. 2006: Clark Consulting - Healthcare Group Releases Annual Healthcare Executive Comp Survey Clark Consulting - Healthcare Group Announces Release of Annual Healthcare Executive Compensation SurveyView
July 2007: 5th Annual Medical Director Survey and New Physician Leader Survey - Open NowClark Consulting - Healthcare Group Announces Fifth Annual Medical Director Survey and New Physician Leader SurveyView
September 2007: Clark Consulting Launches New Name - Integrated Healthcare StrategiesMSA/Clark Consulting is now Integrated Healthcare StrategiesView
December 2007: IHStrategies Consultants Featured in Healthcare Executive ArticlesIntegrated Healthcare Strategies consultants featured in three Healthcare Executive Articles in Nov/Dec IssueView
January 2008: Results of Physician Leader Survey AnnouncedIntegrated Healthcare Strategies Announces Results of Physician Leader SurveyView
Company Brochures & Literature

Download our IHStrategies corporate brochure, our Practice brochures, and other service-related literature.

MSA SearchDIRECT brochureMSA SearchDIRECT offers a streamlined approach to customizing, pricing, and delivering retained searches for critical Director-level and manager positions.View
Leadership Continuity ServicesLeadership Transition Planning is a proven, value-added step in the process of selecting a new CEO for a hospital or health system. A focused, forward-looking plan helps assure a good outcome for the organizatino, whether the new leader comes from the current management team or is recruited from outside. Having a leadership transition process in place helps to relieve potential anxieties on the View
GLS: Physician Leader ServicesA more detailed description of the Governance & Leadership Practice's Physician Leader ServicesView
Physician ServicesPhysician ServicesView
MSA HR CapitalMSA HR CapitalView
MSA Executive SearchMSA Executive SearchView
Governance and Leadership ServicesGovernance and Leadership ServicesView
Executive Total CompensationExecutive Total CompensationView
Integrated Healthcare Strategies Corporate BrochureIntegrated Healthcare Strategies Corporate BrochureView
Case Studies - Compensation Consulting

The following case studies illustrate the unique capabilities and innovation Integrated Healthcare Strategies brings to its planning assignments. The studies demonstrate our creativity and innovation, problem-solving abilities, unique knowledge and understanding of 501(c)(3) organizations and full Service capability. The following case studies demonstrating Integrated Healthcare Strategies™ abilities are factual. However, organization names and other identifying facts have been omitted or changed to preserve confidentiality.

Case Study No. 3Turn-Around ChallengeView
Case Study No. 2Grandfathered vs. Non-Grandfathered Retirement BenefitsView
Case Study No. 1Full Service CapabilityView
Case Studies - Leadership Transition Planning

The following case studies illustrate the unique capabilities and innovation Integrated Healthcare Strategies brings to its planning assignments. The studies demonstrate our creativity and innovation, problem-solving abilities, unique knowledge and understanding of 501(c)(3) organizations and full Service capability. The following case studies demonstrating Integrated Healthcare Strategies™ abilities are factual. However, organization names and other identifying facts have been omitted or changed to preserve confidentiality.

Case Study No. 9Encouraging Executive Retention During a Change in LeadershipView
Case Studies - Physician Services Practice Management

The following case studies illustrate the unique capabilities and innovation Integrated Healthcare Strategies brings to its planning assignments. The studies demonstrate our creativity and innovation, problem-solving abilities, unique knowledge and understanding of 501(c)(3) organizations and full Service capability. The following case studies demonstrating Integrated Healthcare Strategies abilities are factual. However, organization names and other identifying facts have been omitted or changed to preserve confidentiality.

Case Study No. 8Southeastern Florida Integrated Delivery SystemView
Case Study No. 7A Top 100 Midwestern Hospital and Developing Integrated SystemView
Case Study No. 6Prestigious East Coast Academic Medical CenterView
Case Study No. 5World Renown Mid-West Mental Health CenterView
Case Study No. 4Coastal Southeast Integrated Delivery SystemView
Final Form 990 and Key Schedules

The general structure of the final Form 990 is a main form followed by 16 schedules, depending on the organization's structure and activities. For a hospital, the key schedules typically would include Schedule H Hospitals, Schedule J Compensation Information, and Schedule L Transactions with Interested Persons. The balance of the forms, along with IRS background on the new form, can be accessed at http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=176613,00.html.

Schedule LSchedule LView
Schedule JSchedule JView
Schedule HSchedule HView
Form 990Form 990View
Webinars

A webinar or web conference is used to conduct live meetings or presentations over the Internet. The following audio and visual files have been archived from our past webinars.

Webinar: Top 5 Do’s and Taboos for Executive Team Continuity PlanningBoards and CEOs are increasingly recognizing the power of and focusing on the advanced strategic planning for their leadership talent; talent that is aligned with not only the performance imperatives for the overall enterprise, but also personal aspirations, among others. Participants will be introduced to effective strategies to enhance organizational performance.View
CEO Performance Planning in a Down Economy & Scrutinized Healthcare EnvironmentBoards are taking a closer look at their CEO performance appraisal process to enhance its effectiveness in evaluating the CEO and setting clear performance expectations. A robust performance appraisal is both good governance and assure that the CEO's goals are aligned with the organization's.View
Top 5 Do's and Taboos for CEO Transition and Succession PlanningHospitals across the US have seen that one of the most unsettling events in the life of any organization is a change at the top. Even when it is planned in advance, it calls for a high tolerance of ambiguity. CEO transition and succession planning is an important strategy to protect and enhance an organization’s capacity to grow and prosper. This process can be compared to the organization’s strView
Programs of Promise: Physician Leadership DevelopmentA July 2009 webinar exploring how dozens of physician leader academies are being developed and operated for success in healthcare organizations. Learn about competency-based physician leadership development, and effective ways physician leaders want to master such development.View
Meeting Mapping: Smarter use of Board Time & TalentExplores new digital calendaring tools and how to conduct a “Governance Time Audit” that assesses your ROI on board member time. Shows participants how the group can challenge whether all meetings are essential to governance success. View
The ED Call Pay Crisis: Strategies for Fair, Equitable and Sustainable SolutionsDiscusses the current issues behind ED call-coverage and physician shortages affecting hospitals across the nation. Case studies will be presented during a review of 15 viable options available to Administration and Medical Staff. Also discusses 3 standard structures for cash-based call programs, and alternative call pay programs designed to help physicians save for retirement.View
Board Self-Assessments: Reflecting. Refocusing. Refining.A May 2009 webinar on how CEOs and Board Chairpersons across the US are using new ways to design and conduct board self-assessments that actually yield actionable strategies to enhance the performance of the board, board committees and the individual contributions of each board member.View
Next Generation CEO Performance Planning & AppraisalApril 2009 Webinar on the value of CEO performance appraisals, how to get the most out of CEO performance reviews, and the process for providing a valuable CEO performance appraisal tool.View
Blueprints for Board EffectivenessFebruary 26, 2009 webinar presenting fresh ways to enhance the time and talents of your board members and governance decision-making systems. Offers practical insights into how to conduct board self-assessments and will review elements of successful Governance Enhancement Plans.View
Meditations in an Emergency: Contingency Planning for CEO VacancyFebuary 24, 2009 webinar on CEO Vacancy Planning presenting contingencies and a best-practices model that can be easily adapted to your organization. View
Investing in Physician Leadership Development: Factors that Frustrate and Facilitate EffectivenessMarch 17, 2009 webinar focusing on the co-sponsored survey between Integrated Healthcare Strategies and The Governance Institute. This survey included nearly 430 CEOs, CMOs and VPHRs to learn more about the factors that frustrate and facilitate effective physician leaders. This Webinar presents the results of that survey and discusses steps that can be taken by organizations to enhance the effeView
Helping Develop the CEO through the Performance Appraisal The Board only has one employee: The CEO. It has an obligation to provide developmental feedback and guidance to help ensure the CEO is effective in the role. The messages are most effective when they are based on good data and delivered in an appropriate manner. The presentation will share information on strategies and systems for Boards to enhance the value of CEO performance and development. ToView
Programs of Promise - Physician Leadership AcademiesWebinar from the Programs of Promise: Physician Leadership Academies webinar - May 15, 2008.View
Compensation & Benefits Update - Proposed New RegulationsWebinar from the Compensation & Benefits Update - Proposed New Regulations webinar - April 17, 2008.View
Board Development: Redesigning Tax-Exempt Hospital BoardsWebinar from the Board Development: Redesigning Tax-Exempt Hospital Boards webinar - April 17, 2008.View
After-Tax Protocol for Physician RelationsWebinar from the After Tax Protocol for Physician Relations webinar - April 3, 2008.View
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Legislative and Regulatory Information

View important industry legislative and regulations updates here.

All Quiet on the EFCA Front? Not so Fast...An April 30, 2009 Employee Free Choice Act update.View
Client Alert: Timing of New 457(f) Regulations Remains UnclearExempt organizations continue to await the promised IRS redefinition of the type of restrictions that will defer taxes on deferred compensation. The change in administrations may cause further delays. Employers continue to consider a number of important factors in making the best decisions regarding their executive deferral plans.View
Important IRS Section 457(f) & Section 125 UpdatesThis document reviews important IRS tax development updates becoming effective in 2009.View
Newsletters

A collection of our previous newsletters. Each issue highlights industry-relevant topics in featured articles, white papers, survey reports and more.

February 2010 NewsletterThe February 2010 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more.View
January 2010 NewsletterThe January 2010 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more.View
December 2009 NewsletterA December 2009 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more.View
November 2009 NewsletterA November 2009 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more.View
October 2009 NewsletterThe October 2009 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more.View
Newsletter: September 2009A September 2009 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more.View
Newsletter: August 2009An August 2009 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more.View
Newsletter: July 2009A July 2009 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more.View
Newsletter: June 2009A June 2009 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more.View
Newsletter: May 2009 IssueA May 2009 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research, articles, whitepapers and more. View
Newsletter: April 2009 IssueAn April 2009 newsletter published by Integrated Healthcare Strategies containing industry news and research. View

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