Strategic Planning
Americans average a whopping $9,403 per person in annual healthcare spending, which is much more than the per-capita health spending in other wealthy countries.
Group will face higher-than-average costs, uncertainty related to supplier competition and evolving technology, key manufacturing decisions.
Combined system would include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, various affiliates, and Lahey Health.
A new philosophy is emerging around the hospital revenue cycle that it bookends episodes of care and, as such, needs to be considered when shaping the entire patient experience.
The $77 billion merger moved closer to reality on Tuesday with votes that happened earlier than previously expected.
Current Optum CEO Larry Renfro will take over at the company's investment arm Optum Ventures.
Both are in at-risk arrangements for Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act markets.
Mergers and acquisitions didn't necessarily help providers and labor costs remain a burden as downgrades go up.
But while she agreed claims data should be available to patients, the devil's in the details.
MacNeal is now officially part of Loyola Medicine, a system that also is a member of Trinity Health.