Integrated Delivery Networks

Report Identifies Markets Ripe for Payvider Adoption, Growth

June 10, 2021 - “Payvider” adoption is increasing but some areas are riper for growth than others, according to a recent analysis by healthcare consulting firm Guidehouse. A payvider is a provider organization that operates its own health plans. But the payvider model also includes other risk-based collaborations between payers and providers, such as...

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How Much Are Health Systems Spending on Social Determinants?

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Health systems are making significant investments in programs that address social determinants of health, such as housing, employment, and food security, according to a new study published in Health...

CFOs Want To Cut Costs But Don’t Have Data, Resources To Do It

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Reducing costs is the top priority for healthcare CFOs, but about three-quarters of finance leaders say that resource constraints are impacting effective financial planning and analysis at their...

Gundersen, Marshfield Clinic Call Off Rural Hospital Merger Plan

by Jacqueline LaPointe

After seven months of discussions, Gundersen Health System and Marshfield Clinic Health System nixed a hospital merger plan to create a rural health system of more than 2,000 clinicians across...

Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson Dies Unexpectedly at 60

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Bernard J. Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday morning, the non-profit integrated delivery network announced in a press release on November 10. He...

Mega Mergers Behind Recent Hospital Merger and Acquisition Activity

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Overall hospital merger and acquisition (M&A) activity moderated in the second quarter of 2019, but the size of the deals increased, consulting firm Kaufman Hall recently reported. Hospitals and...

Sanford Health, UnityPoint Health Explore Hospital Merger Deal

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Sanford Health and UnityPoint Health signed a letter of intent to explore a hospital merger deal that would create an $11 billion integrated system in America’s Heartland, the two organizations...

KLAS Names Best Vendors for Financial, Revenue Cycle Management

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Epic Systems continued to take the lead across several categories in the 2019 Best in KLAS report, including a key revenue cycle management market. In addition to being named the top overall software...

Hospitals Want Practice Management Systems to Work with EHR, RCM

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Hospitals are seeking customizable practice management systems that integrate with their revenue cycle management and EHR systems, according to a new survey from Black Book Research. Thirty-six...

4 Hospital Business Models for Consumer-Centric Healthcare

by Jacqueline LaPointe

When a member of Gurpreet Singh’s family broke his wrist, they didn’t go to a hospital emergency room or an academic medical. Instead, the family headed to an urgent care center to triage...

A Provider-Sponsored Health Plan Is A Hospital’s Natural Next Step

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Many hospitals and health systems are bypassing the ultimate opportunity to gain greater control of the outcomes and costs of their patients. That opportunity is developing their own provider-sponsored...

KLAS: Epic Among Top Healthcare RCM, Finance Solutions in 2018

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Epic and MEDITECH were just a few of the vendors that earned top marks in the 2018 Best in KLAS Software and Services report for healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) and finance solutions. Unlike...

Geisinger Lowers Turnover for Healthcare Revenue Cycle Success

by Jacqueline LaPointe

A MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) indicates that a health system achieved outstanding healthcare revenue cycle performance on...

California Nurses Fight for Increased Quality of Care, Reimbursement

by Stephanie Reardon

CNA seeks to increase pay for registered nurses and nurse practitioners by 14 percent over the next three years. A two-day nursing strike scheduled for January 21 and 22, 2015 has been cancelled after...

Target Partners with Kaiser Permanente to Improve Clinic

by Ryan Mcaskill

A new partnership between Target Clinic and Kaiser Permanente will increase the services provides at the retailer. Healthcare delivery methods are changing frequently. With millions of Americans...

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