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Three Hospital CEOs on the Top Challenges They Face and the Tough Decisions They Make
Each year the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) sends a survey to over 1,000 hospital CEOs in hopes of learning something new about what’s on the minds of our […]
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Is Consolidation Right for Your Hospital?
Continual reimbursement cuts and the uncertainty of reform have many hospitals and physician groups seeking merger opportunities. There’s a lot of discussion about hospitals being unable to survive without X […]
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Nine Strategies for Primary Care Alignment
Over the past three years, we have recommended to all of our clients that one of their main focuses should be the development of their primary care strategy. The reasoning […]
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Leveraging Your Employed Physician Group for Payment Reform Success
Reimbursement for healthcare providers is continuing to shift towards increased incentives for quality outcomes and cost management, as insurers (particularly CMS) focus on reducing fee-for-service payments and increasing the amount […]
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Transitioning to ACOs: Six Strategies To Implement NOW
“But what should I be doing NOW?” Several CEOs have asked us that question, as they struggle with how to make an effective transition from a market that incents volume […]
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Increasing the Value of Your Employed Physician Group
Hospitals and systems have mixed results when employing increasing numbers of physicians, that according to the influx of calls we have fielded from our clients. They want to know the […]
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Primary Care Strategy: Will Your ACO Fail Because You Lack One?
Preparing for the Value-Based Care Organization (ACO) model is becoming a reality for hospitals and health systems across the country, and addressing how to react to the upcoming changes is […]
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Core Competencies for a Successful ACO
Understanding the ACO Movement The background information on the ACO movement is included the white paper. The paper addresses the factors driving the movement to ACOs, systemic challenges, current initiatives, […]
