Healthcare Strategies

Why keeping private practices independent is vital

April 8, 2024 - What happens when one of the market’s most prominent players comes knocking at your practice’s door? For many physicians in private practices, it means merging with the hospital or health system, whether to stay competitive in the market, access resources from a larger organization, or keep the lights on in the face of persistent financial troubles. For others, though,...


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How a GoFundMe Page Aims to Keep a Rural Hospital Open

by Jacqueline LaPointe

When financial troubles turned dire, leaders of a rural hospital turned to a popular source of funding to support their efforts to get back on their feet: GoFundMe. Crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe are popular among individuals...

Unlocking the Future of Value-Based Care With Data

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Advocate Health is a value-based care leader. More than 2.4 million lives are covered by the health system’s value-based care contracts, which include 12 different accountable care organizations (ACOs) and clinically integrated...

A New Administration, Value-Based Payment to Dictate 2021 Success

by Jacqueline LaPointe

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Preparing for Hospital Price Transparency Rule Compliance

by Jacqueline LaPointe

A global pandemic may not be enough to stop one of CMS’ more controversial rules from taking effect in just a couple of months. On January 1, 2021, US hospitals will need to comply with the...

Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts Value-Based Contracts

by Emily Sokol, MPH

The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the importance of value-based contracts and reimbursement and will continue to push the industry towards these models of care, according to healthcare stakeholder...

Healthcare Revenue Cycle Recovery After the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Halfway through 2020, hospitals have been doing the unimaginable. Patients have been asked to avoid healthcare facilities when possible, while more visits have been done via smartphones and laptops than in exam rooms. Meanwhile, some...

Efficiency Key to Health System Financial Stability After COVID-19

by Jacqueline LaPointe

When COVID-19 really hit the Coachella Valley area of California in mid-March, volumes dropped by as much as 60 percent at Eisenhower Health. For a health system primarily relying on public payers,...

Advanced Primary Care Promotes Value-Based Care

by Emily Sokol, MPH

Primary care is at the heart of the care delivery system. Over three-quarters of the general population only require primary care services in a given year. Yet primary care rates have been declining...