Schuylkill Health Faces the Future by Changing its Course
Healthcare system’s new strategic course included four major concurrent paths: performance improvement efforts, campus integration, search for a strategic partner, and two different debt financings.
M&A Basics: How to Avoid a Broken Deal
Hospital leaders involved in merger and acquisition discussions need to understand some fundamentals about these transactions to ensure a successful outcome.
An Antitrust Primer
It may be helpful to remember certain basic principles of antitrust law when contemplating mergers and acquisitions.
NY Rural Providers Turn Medical Homes into an ACO
What makes this medical home project different from many others around the country is that it is an all-payer pilot. After lengthy negotiations between providers and payers, the health plans agreed to pay the medical homes $7 per member per month to care for some 100,000 patients during the first year.
Learnings from the Front Lines: Physician Co-Management at Columbus Regional Health
Given the success of its surgical co-management program and employee gainsharing arrangement, the health system is considering a similar program for the ED and is positioning the organization to take on risk-based contracts.
P&P Board Statement 20: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Collaborations
The Principles and Practices Board undertook this position statement to assist in the identification and use of the appropriate accounting methodology for reporting mergers, acquisitions and collaborations.