CMS Announcement on “Next Generation” ACO Model
Last week CMS announced a new Next Generation ACO Model, which asks providers to agree to take on greater risks related to their performance in return for potentially sharing in a greater proportion of savings. In return for accepting more risk, CMS is providing a...Hospital News Search Tool Provides Access to Key Information
A web-based search tool provided Billian’s Health Data provides access to a large database of hospital news, including mergers and acquisitions, renovation plans, facility openings, health technology rollouts, RFPs, c-suite hires and more. An easy registration process...Hospital Rating Systems May Foster Confusion Instead of Clarity
A recent analysis of popular hospital rating systems revealed wide discrepancies. The research results were published this week by Health Affairs Journal and focused on four popular rating systems: U.S. News & World Report, Consumer Reports, Leapfrog, and...Plan Released to Help Rural Hospitals in Georgia
A committee report to Georgia governor Nathan Deal was published this week (link below) and it proposes a plan to revitalize rural hospitals by making them part of a “holistic system” via an integrated “hub and spoke” model. This plan to help rural hospitals in...About Author
Jim Wiederhold
Jim believes his 39 years of experience--particularly his more than 26 years in healthcare--has prepared him well for what he does. His wealth of experience spans key areas, including finance, operations, management, leadership, sales and sales management, corporate, contingency, contractual and retained recruiting, outplacement and transition work and executive coaching.