The choice of payment model under MACRA should be informed by an in-depth assessment of the various potential financial impacts of each model that constitutes a viable option.
Acquiring physician practices may be the key for hospitals and health systems to strengthen market position.
Having a well-known brand name can provide negotiating leverage and enhance an organization’s reputation for physician and staff recruitment.
Stuart Schaff and Karin Chernoff Kaplan present five considerations that health system leaders should keep in mind when recruiting physicians.
Although the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 made hospital-physician joint ventures less financially attractive, those arrangements could still be strategically smart. Michael Rovinsky discusses the benefits of hospital-physician joint ventures.
To determine the appropriate multiple of EBITDA in a healthcare transaction, parties must consider the size of the organization being acquired.
Just one year ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the creation of a mandatory bundled payment program for major joint replacement: Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR). Now, CMS has proposed regulations that add cardiac episodes as well as “other hip and femur procedures” to the list of mandatory bundles for […]
Michael Rovinsky describes the various considerations that healthcare providers should keep in mind when evaluating the ROI of retail clinics.