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Health Care Trends

Should Hospitals Be Run By Doctors?

07.15.2011

My vote is a resounding, YES.  My instinct that physicians can and should play a bigger role in leading America’s hospitals was affirmed by researcher Dr. Amanda Goodall.  While the vast majority of hospitals (2009 link) in the U.S. are run by administrators with a background in business (according to a 2009 study), her research [...]

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How to Begin Physician Integration

05.06.2011

With the details on health care reform and specifically Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) making the headlines everyday (http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/), both physicians and health care leaders are getting more serious about asking themselves “What does this mean to me?” Healthcare leaders know that physician integration will be critical for achieving the increased efficiencies and coordination necessary for [...]

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3 Themes of Focus in Health Care Reform

03.18.2011

Two bills were passed into law by President Obama – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. How do you make good decisions around health care reform when the laws are passed but the regulatory rules are pending? Educated guesses seem to be the best answer. At [...]

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How To Align to a Changing Environment

03.09.2011

Our health care environment is changing – fast.  To develop successful strategies for you and your organization requires you to keep a finger on the pulse of the key issues, concerns and developments driving health care.  No easy task – but, Ed O’Neil, Director of the Center for Health Care Professionals, just made it easier [...]

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