Strategy

A six-phase process can help leaders implement strategies, according to an AchieveIt whitepaper.

In the current healthcare industry, where healthcare reform measures are continually being rolled out and healthcare leaders are facing new challenges every day, maintaining a relevant strategic plan can be difficult. "Across the country, all of us are struggling to…

Healthcare today is changing from an inpatient-based endeavor to an outpatient-based industry in which providers are concerned with keeping patients healthy and at home, while offering appropriate services when inpatient care is needed. As this shift from inpatient to outpatient…

Hospitals are anchors for clinical health and physical wellbeing, making it ironic that some hospitals may not have the best "organizational health." This refers to organizational culture, employee morale and other issues that have traditionally been referred to as "soft."…

As an industry, healthcare is undergoing some major changes that have put pressure on hospitals and health systems, regardless of size or location.In a May 23 webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review, Scott Becker, JD, CPA, publisher of Becker's Hospital…

Glendale, Calif.-based Apollo Medical Holding's Medicare accountable care organization, ApolloMed ACO, has partnered with Waltham, Mass.-based Fresenius Medical Care, the nation's largest provider of kidney care services, to provide integrated healthcare management for its patients with end-stage renal disease.

At the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 10, William Bithony, MD, of Bithony and Associates ACO Group, and Bob Edmondson, chief strategy officer with Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md., discussed their observations and experiences with …

Out of six value-based care models, accountable care organizations are set to become the most widespread model among health plans, according to a recent report sponsored by Availity.

By 2020, reimbursement yields for hospitals and health systems will be 10 to 30 percent lower than they are today, and hospitals that don't adjust to this reality will see debilitating results.

At the Becker's Hospital Review 4th Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 10, Ken Perez, senior vice president of marketing and director of healthcare policy at MedeAnalytics, laid out the context for accountable care organizations and what their progress is…