Integrated Health Systems

Partners HealthCare CEO David Torchiana to Leave in Spring 2019

by Jacqueline LaPointe

The head of the largest health system in Massachusetts recently announced that he will step down later this year. David Torchiana, MD, plans to retire April 29, 2019, after serving as the chief...

Loyola Medicine, Palos Health Consider Hospital Merger Deal

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Two Chicago area health systems are considering an official hospital merger after four years of engaging in a strategic partnership. Palos Health and Loyola Medicine jointly announced on Jan. 21, 2019...

Hospital Merger and Acquisition Deals Got Bigger in 2018

by Jacqueline LaPointe

The average size in revenue of the sellers in hospital merger and acquisition deals grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.8 percent since 2008, reaching $409 million in 2018, consulting...

CHI, Dignity Health Push Back Hospital Merger Closing Date

by Jacqueline LaPointe

California-based Catholic Health Initiatives and Colorado-based Dignity Health recently announced a one-month delay of their hospital merger deal. The two health systems are moving the expected...

Key Providers, Payers Tie 47% of Business to Value-Based Payment

by Jacqueline LaPointe

A large group of major healthcare payers and health systems are reporting that nearly half of their business rests in value-based payment arrangements. The Health Care Transformation Task Force (Task...

Importance of Post-Acute Alignment, Integration to Value-Based Care

by Kyle Murphy, PhD

To achieve the ultimate goals of value-based care, healthcare organizations will need to assume greater responsibility over the patient’s experience across multiple care settings based on the...

Why long-term incentive use more than doubled in two years

by Elizabeth Snell

Integrated health systems are taking greater advantage of the use of long-term incentives, according to a recent Hay Group study. Research showed that the percentage of long-term incentive use has more...