Spotlight On Payment Reform, Alternative Care Models, and Physician Employment Agreements Debra Beaulieu at Fierce Practice Management weighs in with Top 10 Physician Practice Trends to watch in 2013, a year that will not only be a watershed for the U.S. healthcare system, but, for many physician practices, a pivotal one professionally—where the’ ability to adapt and evolve may make the difference for many physicians between folding and thriving in a post-health-reform world. Here’s what Ms. Beaulieu foresees as key trends: