The FTE Fallacy: Why Equivalent Clinical FTEs Produce Unequal Access
Counting physicians is easy (well, kind of). Knowing what their FTEs actually deliver is not.
Is Your Network Actually Open? What Over 101,000 Patient Access Calls Reveal About Physician Availability
3Dhealth’s national outbound call dataset, now spanning more than 101,000 physician contacts across 244 health systems and 16 years, tests that gap directly. Not through self-reported data. Not through scheduling software. Through the same channel patients use: the phone.
Access Velocity:Why Getting In, Now Means Getting In Fast
Today’s healthcare consumers are not simply asking whether they can get in. They are asking how fast. And the answer that satisfies them is increasingly measured in days, not weeks.
Served Lives:The Hidden Metric That Defines Physician Access
In healthcare, we talk constantly about access, and yet, few organizations can clearly define it.
3Dhealth Launches Custom Build of 3Dperspectives: A purpose-built intelligence platform redefining strategic physician workforce planning
At 3Dhealth, we believe healthcare leaders deserve more than static data – they need strategic clarity. That belief drives our next major milestone: the custom development of 3Dperspectives, a proprietary intelligence platform built exclusively for hospitals and health systems.
From Data to Decisions: Meet 3Dperspectives
We’re excited to share a major milestone at 3Dhealth: the upcoming launch of 3Dperspectives, our new strategy-first dashboard for Provider Development Planning. 3Dperspectives will go live by June 2026, and we’re proud to let you know it will be included in all future Provider Development Plans at no additional cost to our clients.
Ignore the Noise. Focus on What You Can Control.
At 3Dhealth, we believe the most important response to chaos is focus.
Provider Development Planning: A Critical Tool During Economic Headwinds
3Dhealth acknowledges that these are challenging economic times for our partners, and we are responding promptly to provide assistance. From our viewpoint, hospitals and health systems should concentrate on five key opportunities.
Passively Managing Your Physician Portfolio is No Longer an Option
Hospitals and health systems make massive investments in establishing, growing and maintaining their physician bases, yet many still take a hands-off approach to managing these investments. Those days are quickly coming to an end.
A Rational Approach to Projecting Primary Care Growth
Given that 52% of office-based physicians are primary care (and represent 43% of the physician shortage) in the U.S., we are often asked about the best way to project growth across our partners’ primary care base