Soft landings: dissolving a physician network.

Many healthcare organizations established physician networks to strengthen their competitive position in the marketplace. Many of these networks, however, have been unprofitable. As a result, some healthcare organizations are dissolving their networks. Healthcare organizations should plan the dissolution carefully and help the physicians establish an infrastructure for their new practices. By easing the physicians' transition to independent practice, healthcare organizations ensure the likelihood of a continued business relationship with the physicians in the future.