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What's your 3.0? Next-gen integrated health network will embrace the consumer
Whether healthcare is your mission or your business, the game is changing. No longer will you compete for "heads in beds," "medical loss" or "medication possession ratio." Increasingly, health organizations are entering competition for the consumers' bodies, hearts and minds. -
What it takes to grow a successful ambulatory enterprise
Due to advancements in technology, improved methods for pain control and the shift toward value-based care, surgery procedures are moving steadily to the outpatient setting. Even higher acuity procedures in complex specialties, such as neurosurgery, are making the move to the outpatient arena. -
From cost-center to strategic asset — How to turn your health system's marketing department into a bottom-line MVP
Healthcare-based merger and acquisition activity is increasing, leaving healthcare organizations scrambling to figure out ways to not only standout from the competition, but to best leverage their collective platforms to ensure patients receive the care they need. -
Your hospital may benefit from a chief purpose officer — here's why
In order to drive employee efforts and help them connect their individual work to the organization's broader goals, Roche India — part of pharmaceutical and diagnostics company Roche Group — hired a chief purpose officer. -
NPR: Apple's emphasis on privacy, security helped nab VA deal
Apple's latest move into the healthcare space involves a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that allows veterans to view their medical information through the iPhone's Health app. -
HSS CEO Lou Shapiro: System's 'value' is more than just financial worth
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery President and CEO Lou Shapiro spoke with Forbes contributor Robert Reiss about the system's care model and how a hospital or health system's value is more than just its financial worth. -
Why Premier Health is turning to high schoolers to fill its workforce
To keep up with growing workforce demands, Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health is turning to high schoolers for the first time in its history, according to the Dayton Business Journal. -
Why hospitals are using Amazon, Apple, Google tech at patients' bedsides
Hospitals and health systems initially began using voice assistants like those created by Apple, Google, Amazon and others to make patients' stays more convenient. However, such devices may become more widely used and accepted in the industry during the next decade, STAT News reports. -
Viewpoint: Baylor, Memorial Hermann breakup may be better for healthcare
Roughly four months after announcing their intent to merge, Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health and Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System decided to end discussions on the planned combination Feb. 5. -
How can C-suite execs boost earnings? Talk like your CEO
Members of the C-suite can earn higher salaries and potentially obtain seats on their organizations' corporate boards by parroting their CEO's language style, according to a May 2018 study cited by Phys.org. -
MercyOne Health unifies 450+ care locations under one brand
Clive, Iowa-based Mercy Health Network unveiled a new brand and name Feb. 1. -
Zuckerberg Hospital — No good deed goes unpunished — 6 points
1. Mark Zuckerberg donated $75 million to San Francisco General Hospital, the city's public safety-net hospital. The cofounder, chairman and CEO of Facebook did this in 2015. The hospital was subsequently renamed Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. -
How a strong and sustainable decision-making infrastructure can improve margins
Today's health systems are operating in a rapidly transforming industry filled with new competitors, incentives, penalties and regulations, and are challenged with fulfilling a mission to improve health in their communities. -
Data, 'care enablement' to shape healthcare in 2040, Deloitte says
Three trends will likely shape healthcare in 2040, according to an analysis from consulting firm Deloitte. -
3 questions with Lloyd Dean and Kevin Lofton, CEOs of the new CommonSpirit Health
As of February 1, there's a new name in healthcare: CommonSpirit Health. The $29 billion Chicago-based system, formed by the merger of Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives, is jointly led by two CEOs who believe everyone deserves access to affordable, quality healthcare. -
Premier ranks as No. 1 'Best in KLAS' healthcare management consulting firm
Premier won the No. 1 spot on KLAS Research's ranking of overall healthcare management consulting firms. -
Why CHI-Dignity merged system likely won't expand in Chicago despite HQ
Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives and San Francisco-based Dignity Health, which expect to finalize their merger this week, do not plan on expanding their footprint in Illinois despite moving their headquarters to Chicago, Crain's Chicago Business reports. -
How an LMS for healthcare improves compliance training
The healthcare industry may be the most risk-heavy and compliance-intensive sector of the economy. With the potential for life-changing impact on patients and the need to manage sensitive patient data—the stakes don't get much higher. -
Why some nonprofit hospitals are turning to patients for donations
Hospitals like the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital and Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are increasingly turning to donations from patients and their families to supplement their income streams from insurance programs and fundraising, The New York Times reports. -
CHS' Lutheran Health Network CEO to give up title in strategic move
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network Vice President and CEO Mike Poore revealed he is planning to give up his title as chief executive, The Journal Gazette reports.
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