The following four stories provide tips for community hospitals looking to improve performance and stay independent through healthcare reform. All were published in the last two months.
1. At the Becker's Hospital Review Annual CEO Strategy Roundtable, a group of four community hospital CEOs discussed the best ideas for community hospitals today, including five important focuses for community hospitals in 2014.
2. Greg Koonsman, senior partner of VMG Health, James J. Agnew, managing director of Huron Healthcare and Joseph R. Lupica, chairman of Newpoint Healthcare Advisors, shared insight into the different options community hospitals have when choosing between independence or joining a larger organization during the Becker's Hospital Review CEO Strategy Roundtable.
3. Scott Becker, CPA, JD, chair of McGuireWoods' Healthcare Department and publisher of Becker's Healthcare, gives five tips for community hospitals survival.
4. This article shares five strategies to improve community hospital performance and profits, based on a Community Hospital Corp. whitepaper.