Strategic Planning
Partnership will reward Community Healthcare System for meeting quality targets, will compensate for care coordination services.
Providers worry they will shoulder more of the cost of care due to cuts in Medicare reimbursement, elimination of subsidies.
Hefty price tag is "regrettable," but worthwhile as end result is "more sustainable cost structure for insurance benefits," Allina spokesperson says.
Parent companies' boards have appointed Rob Coppedge as CEO, will lead the combined strategic investment company.
Physicians should be models of leadership, articulate individual responsibilities, encourage insights from other team members, AMA says.
Processing payments for both fee-for-service and value-based arrangements presents a new reality that is fraught with issues.
Ranks of uninsured could swell by millions if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, hospitals must take steps to protect reimbursements, experts say.
Top finance job demands more strategizing, collaboration and concern over quality than ever before.
iVantage exec says new administration could pay closer attention to the Save Rural Hospitals Act, a bill that was proposed in 2015 with bipartisan support.
The President-elect doesn't share how his administration will actually repeal Obama's legacy, but his plan includes Health Savings Accounts, hints about abortion laws and FDA reforms, among other points.