Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination First page First Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last Coming to Your Market Soon: Primary Care Physicians Empowered by Choice The aggressive growth plans of physician practice disruptors mean that competitive dynamics might change—and change quickly—in many local markets. Learn how independent physician groups and health systems can respond. Article Addressing the Behavioral Health Crisis Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the U.S. was already facing a behavioral health crisis. Since the pandemic began last year, the magnitude of that crisis has grown: Approximately... Article Successful Merger Integration: A Strategic Approach For hospitals and health systems focused on transforming how they deliver care to their patients and communities, the prospect of merging with a counterpart organization and creating a... Article Staking a Claim in Home Health Care: A Partnership-Based Strategy "We have declared home health as the new frontier in value-based medicine.” This quote by William Fleming, president of Humana Healthcare Services, was made in a March 2019 presentation... Article From Adversary to Partner: Insights for Payers and Providers Depending on the market, organizations face increased competition from large, integrated companies—or looming pressure from new tech-savvy entrants like Amazon and Google that are unencumbered by the operating challenges and fixed-cost infrastructures of legacy healthcare providers. Article Best Practices for Partnering Success Governance plays a central role as 2 CEOs join forces to form a broader system to take on today’s health care challenges Hospital and health system leadership teams may look to partner... Article Strategic Partnering to Gain Competencies for Future Healthcare Delivery The US economic climate, unsustainable spending on healthcare, an evolving insurance market, technological advances, and increased healthcare decision making by Internet-empowered consumers accelerated the emergence of a new business model. Article What’s Your Lab Strategy? The Economics Are Changing Dramatically Until recently, many hospital and health system executives have counted on relatively stable margins from laboratory departments. The economics of lab testing is changing dramatically due to market forces, including reduced Medicare payments, competition from national labs, higher cost sharing for patients, growth in bundled payments, and more. Article Increased For-Profit Funding for Outpatient Expansion Should Put Hospitals on Alert Recent news about investments in outpatient care among non-traditional competitors should put hospitals and health systems on notice: The nature of healthcare today is generating aggressive competition for patients and physicians. The stakes are high. Remaining competitive will require a planning process that is as nimble and assertive as that of new competitors. Article Diverse Activity Showcases New Rationale Many healthcare providers are seeking the ability to form—or the opportunity to join—an integrated system or delivery network. Article Partnering in the New Health Care Environment: 5 Questions for Boards Learn five questions that trustees and healthcare executives should be asking to help ensure partnerships that will best position their organizations for success in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Article Tips for Navigating Hospital Affiliations Careful planning can help hospitals turn the challenge of affiliating with another organization into an opportunity. Article Pagination First page First Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last
Coming to Your Market Soon: Primary Care Physicians Empowered by Choice The aggressive growth plans of physician practice disruptors mean that competitive dynamics might change—and change quickly—in many local markets. Learn how independent physician groups and health systems can respond. Article
Addressing the Behavioral Health Crisis Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the U.S. was already facing a behavioral health crisis. Since the pandemic began last year, the magnitude of that crisis has grown: Approximately... Article
Successful Merger Integration: A Strategic Approach For hospitals and health systems focused on transforming how they deliver care to their patients and communities, the prospect of merging with a counterpart organization and creating a... Article
Staking a Claim in Home Health Care: A Partnership-Based Strategy "We have declared home health as the new frontier in value-based medicine.” This quote by William Fleming, president of Humana Healthcare Services, was made in a March 2019 presentation... Article
From Adversary to Partner: Insights for Payers and Providers Depending on the market, organizations face increased competition from large, integrated companies—or looming pressure from new tech-savvy entrants like Amazon and Google that are unencumbered by the operating challenges and fixed-cost infrastructures of legacy healthcare providers. Article
Best Practices for Partnering Success Governance plays a central role as 2 CEOs join forces to form a broader system to take on today’s health care challenges Hospital and health system leadership teams may look to partner... Article
Strategic Partnering to Gain Competencies for Future Healthcare Delivery The US economic climate, unsustainable spending on healthcare, an evolving insurance market, technological advances, and increased healthcare decision making by Internet-empowered consumers accelerated the emergence of a new business model. Article
What’s Your Lab Strategy? The Economics Are Changing Dramatically Until recently, many hospital and health system executives have counted on relatively stable margins from laboratory departments. The economics of lab testing is changing dramatically due to market forces, including reduced Medicare payments, competition from national labs, higher cost sharing for patients, growth in bundled payments, and more. Article
Increased For-Profit Funding for Outpatient Expansion Should Put Hospitals on Alert Recent news about investments in outpatient care among non-traditional competitors should put hospitals and health systems on notice: The nature of healthcare today is generating aggressive competition for patients and physicians. The stakes are high. Remaining competitive will require a planning process that is as nimble and assertive as that of new competitors. Article
Diverse Activity Showcases New Rationale Many healthcare providers are seeking the ability to form—or the opportunity to join—an integrated system or delivery network. Article
Partnering in the New Health Care Environment: 5 Questions for Boards Learn five questions that trustees and healthcare executives should be asking to help ensure partnerships that will best position their organizations for success in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Article
Tips for Navigating Hospital Affiliations Careful planning can help hospitals turn the challenge of affiliating with another organization into an opportunity. Article