Case Study: Dignity Health
One health system self -funds all of its digital initiatives, and it has created a standalone office to interface with key partners on such initiatives.
Financing a Digital Transformation
To keep pace with the rapid proliferation of digital technologies in health care, healthcare organizations must develop a framework for identifying the best funding source for each element in their digital strategies.
When Every Minute Counts: Helping Hospitals Address the Opioid Epidemic
Garth Graham, MD, describes the Aetna Foundation’s efforts to fund opioid treatment programs that are tailored to the characteristics of individual communities.
Understanding the Importance of Joint Venture Governing Documents on Fair Market Value
Karin Chernoff Kaplan discusses key questions for healthcare organizations considering partnerships.
Advanced Practice Providers Optimize Efficiency and Improve Financial Performance
Phoenix Children’s Hospital optimizes its advanced practice provider staff to ensure clinicians are working at the top of licenses, improving productivity and cost efficiency.
Advanced Practice Provider Strategy Improves Results
When advanced practice provider growth exceeds plans, it can lead to the costly challenges.
Engaging Physicians in Value-Based Compensation Models
The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center model layers a 50/50 share of any incentive payments on top of a work RVU-based component to account for revenue that is still generated by the number of patients that providers see.
Ask the Experts: Financing Construction Projects
For big construction projects—around $50 million—should we consider a fixed rate bond issue? Or is a bank loan a better option?
Drug Prices an Increasing Challenge for Hospitals: Survey
Jan. 15—Most hospitals have had to juggle their budgets in recent years to accommodate increasingly expensive drugs, according to a new survey.
Hospital M&A Deals Slow in 2018
Jan. 11—Hospital transactions declined in 2018, amid a shift in the most active types of organizations.