A healthcare revolution is underway and a fundamental change in healthcare delivery and payment models is taking place. Only highly-integrated networks with proven care management capability will be optimally positioned to compete in the new environment.
When medical practices consolidate through a merger or acquisition, they do so today for the same reasons they did 20 years ago. Today, however, the stakes are higher, and three essentials must exist prior to the merger for positive returns.
There are arguably more factors impacting the healthcare revenue cycle today than at any other time in history. The result is an increasingly unpredictable and dynamic revenue cycle that requires constant organizational adaptation and vigilance.