There were 19 publicly announced hospital acquisitions in the first quarter of 2017, according to HealthCareMandA.com, and 2016 counted 102 hospital transactions throughout the year, according to Kaufman Hall & Associates. The push to value-based care is expected to propel this trend of elevated M&A throughout the year as providers seek to realign themselves to meet the demands of a new healthcare ecosystem.
But a legal transaction does not mean clinical best practices will spread throughout a newly merged entity. Achieving the benefits of true systemness requires strategy, leadership and infrastructure.
To learn more, join Becker’s Hospital Review and Nexera for a complimentary webinar June 20 at 1 p.m. CT on how to achieve clinical systemness post-merger. Click here to register.
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