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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...
Guest Blog: Hospital Foundation Activities During Mergers and Acquisitions
This is the fourth in the series that explores the inner working relationship between a hospital foundation and its parent during a sale. The author, John Gilchrist, FAHP, CFRE, has lived through one nonprofit sale and is experiencing a second sale. His insights into...
Guest Blog: Key Role of Corporate Communications During M&A Activity
This is the third in the series that explores the inner working relationship between a hospital foundation and its parent during a sale. The author, John Gilchrist, FAHP, CFRE, has lived through one nonprofit sale and is experiencing a second sale. His insights into...
The Evolving Role of Chief Medical Officer in the C-Suite
A focus group involving eight CMOs was held last week in Miami by Navigant, a healthcare research organization. Navigant partnered with the American Association for Physician Leadership to interview the CMOs about how their role is changing within different venues:...
Guest Blog: The Inner Working Relationship Between a Hospital Foundation and its Parent During a Sale
This is the second in a series that explores the inner working relationship between a hospital foundation and its parent during a sale. The author, John Gilchrist, FAHP, CFRE, has lived through one nonprofit sale and is experiencing a second sale. His insights into...
Guest Blog by John Gilchrist on Hospital M&A Activity
The increase in hospital merger and acquisition (M&A) activity creates many consequences, both known and unknown. Generating greater economies of scale for purchasing, payor contracting, and physician recruitment are just a few of the known ramifications. One...
Hospital Profitability Remains Strong in Texas
An article published this week by “D Healthcare” presents key statistics on the most profitable hospitals in North Texas. The data is useful to analyze and compare to hospitals in other parts of the country. Data on profit margins, net income, net patient revenues and...
The Pitfalls of Politics for Healthcare Executives
Keeping political opinions discreet is common sense, but hospital executives are facing added scrutiny from employers and board members. A recent article in Becker’s Hospital Review provides a helpful refresher course on the potential pitfalls of party politics: “CEOs...
Five Common Leadership Errors in the Healthcare Industry
Becker’s Hospital Review recently published an article on five common management mistakes within health systems that lead to failure and business erosion. The first among those listed was inadequate development of the next generation of leaders. When organizations...
PwC Report: 2015 Top Issues in the Healthcare Industry
Each year PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) interviews industry experts and healthcare consumers to produce a list of top issues impacting the industry. This informative report, which was published last month by PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI), devotes one page to...
How CMS Develops New Payment and Service Delivery Models
CMS is developing and testing new payment and service delivery models in accordance with the Affordable Care Act and other legislation. Some models are designed to demonstrate whether various approaches are more effective than others at improving care and/or fostering...
Urgent Care Centers vs. the ER: Patients are Confused
Almost three-quarters (71 percent) of ER doctors who responded to a survey said they treat patients every day who come to the ER after first seeking help at urgent care centers. Over 2,800 members of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) participated in...
IDC Releases Health Technology Predictions for 2015
After analyzing trends in healthcare technology, industry analyst firm IDC released its predictions for 2015. The data provides useful insights into the evolving issues that hospitals will face over the coming years, helping senior leaders to identify opportunities...
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