A look at how hospital service line strategy could help improve decisions for overall business. This Modern Healthcare Insights white paper provides a guide for service line evaluation, organization and analysis. Insights is original research to provide an in-depth look at emerging healthcare issues. Published Aug. 10, 2012 (online only).

This eight-page white paper looks at hospital service lines and ways to evaluate their profitability.

What you will take away from this invaluable insight:

• The critical analysis and data necessary for service line planning.
• Considerations among different clinical specialties.
• Decision points to evaluate your organization's service lines.

From the white paper...

"As hospitals focus on cost control and the need to deliver high-quality care, their challenge has never been greater to meet the needs of their community and ensure long-term financial sustainability, even as reimbursement is ratcheted down. These factors are forcing many hospital leaders to evaluate which service lines are essential to their long-term success and which should be de-emphasized or discontinued."

About Modern Healthcare Insights

Modern Healthcare's dedicated research staff conducts market research to address timely industry topics aimed at assisting leaders in making better informed, strategic decisions for their organizations. Insights is original research to provide an in-depth look at emerging healthcare issues for our audience.