The next type of physician/hospital alignment model is the clinically integrated models or CI’s. The basic idea of CI’s is that when multiple healthcare networks work together using measures and guidelines it influences various factors in a hospital. These factors including improving the care provided to patients, reducing costs, and adding value back to the market. The target market for this model after these various factors are reached is payors and larger employers. Health systems are the ones to initiate the first interaction between CI networks and payors. CI’s however need to be led by physician champions to be successful.
