Edge Perspectives, a podcast from Vizient

What’s Next for Physician Alignment

VizientPodcast
16 min readJun 11, 2025
Strategy partnerships and innovation

Edge Perspectives host Trevor DaRin is joined by colleagues Brian Esser and Ryota Terada for an in-depth discussion on physician alignment—a topic that remains as essential as ever in today’s health system landscape. The group dives into the evolution of alignment strategies, examining why employment has become the default model, what opportunities still exist within clinically integrated networks (CINs), and how the strategic use of equity can reshape engagement. Drawing from fresh research and health system insights, they also discuss why legacy models may be underutilized and how systems can adapt to a shifting market where private equity's influence is cooling, and disruptor momentum has slowed.

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