In partnership with the AHA, Episode 7 of the Transformation Talks: Digital Transformation: Deploying Digital Solutions to Enhance Care Delivery and Outcomes, three experts discuss where we are as an industry in the effort to digitally transform health care, from both the patient and provider perspective.
Board members of not-for-profit community hospitals face enormous pressure to protect their community’s access to care. Even when the economic reasons for hospital mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are compelling, the decision to cede control to another system cannot be made based on purchase price alone. It’s just one reason why not-for-profit board members must understand […]
Hospitals are increasingly challenged to meet their Emergency Department (ED) and trauma center coverage requirements. This challenge has been enhanced by the shortage of specialty physicians in certain markets, and the increasing number of physicians unwilling to provide the coverage, due to quality-of-life issues, reimbursement pressures, and increased malpractice liability related to emergency care. Therefore, […]
The search for a partner typically begins with a request for proposals (RFP). It’s a process designed to solicit interest from other organizations and narrow the field to two to three candidates that could prove to be a good fit. For health systems that respond to an RFP from an independent hospital, the goal is […]
Many independent physicians are financially challenged as the COVID-19 impact continues. Some may find employment or other alignment opportunities attractive now, even if they have not shown interest in the past. Health systems that work to develop relationships with these physicians now will be at an advantage.
In partnership with the AHA, Episode 6 of Transformation Talks: Supply Chain: Mitigating Risk and Disruption Beyond the Pandemic, covers potential solutions to long-standing supply chain vulnerabilities and how to rethink supply chain strategies for the future.
In partnership with the AHA, Episode 5 of Transformation Talks: Consumerism focuses on what it means to create a hyperpersonalized patient experience in healthcare.
In part 2 of this conversation, Dr. David Nash and Alan Friedman, MA address exactly how an organization’s physician leadership team can go from disconnected, frustrated, and unproductive to communicative, motivated, and highly effective.
CMS continues to authorize voluntary and mandatory alternative payment models (APMs) to shift risk to providers. Beyond choosing which models offer the best opportunity, providers must evaluate the impact of participating in multiple APMs simultaneously. Overlapping APMs can be synergistic or self-defeating. Where simultaneous participation is an option, overlapping incentives are complicated and may not […]
Even before the pandemic, the median loss per physician employed by a hospital or health system totaled more than $278,000. Now, as hospitals face their biggest financial crisis ever, hospital leaders must consider: “Is there a better structure for our physician enterprise?” The pain points that hospitals and physicians experience under an employed physician enterprise […]