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Better operating rooms | High-performing ORs lead to improved care, lower readmissions, reduced costs

By Dr. John Di Capua | September 07, 2013 | Print Magazine

The majority of hospitals in the U.S. are struggling to transition from fee-for-service to capitated reimbursement directly tied to results. The best way to bridge that chasm is to transform the highest profile and most expensive component of most...
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Managing for better health | Fewer patients in hospital beds does not have to be a recipe for disaster

By Michael T. Rowan | August 17, 2013 | Print Magazine

Most of the leaders in this nation's dysfunctional system of healthcare now agree that a reliance on in-patient admissions and revenue is a thing of the past.
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The healthcare spending slowdown | Don't underestimate the role of government in enforcing change

By Merrill Goozner | August 10, 2013 | Print Magazine

Taken together, the ACA delivery system reforms have significantly shifted the national discussion among healthcare leaders. They are now universally focused on improving quality while lowering costs.
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Sermon at the summit | Top-line revenue growth does not translate into better healthcare

By Merrill Goozner | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine

Dr. Donald Berwick, a former CMS chief, likes to remind people he is an advocate and wants to pursue his agenda as a candidate for governor of Massachusetts. He might add the title of preacher, too.
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Variation matters | But its elimination is more critical to improve outcomes than saving money

By Merrill Goozner | June 01, 2013 | Print Magazine

One of the most frequently trumpeted “truths” in healthcare policy research is that the system is larded with waste, perhaps as much as 30% of all spending.
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Cost sustainability | If payment reform fails, tie spending per beneficiary to GDP

By Dr. Manoj Jain and Dr. Bill Frist | May 18, 2013 | Print Magazine

We have done it. We have decreased the increase in the cost of healthcare. Let us explain. For three decades (1980–2009), the cost of healthcare has been increasing each year at an average rate of 7.4%—double the rate of inflation. However, over the past three years, the increase in...
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Focus on value | Hospitals, patients benefit when providers treat quality like a financial report

By Leah Binder | April 27, 2013 | Print Magazine

"Of all the transformations reshaping American healthcare, none is more profound than the shift toward value.”
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The Affordable Care Act at age 3 | Despite many successes, healthcare reform law still faces challenges

By Merrill Goozner | March 23, 2013 | Print Magazine

The Obama administration can justifiably look back with pride at year three of its signature healthcare reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Curbing healthcare spending | The slowdown is real and should impact federal cost-cutting debate

By Merrill Goozner | January 12, 2013 | Print Magazine

It's too soon to pop the Champagne corks on healthcare spending. But the latest evidence suggests the slowdown is real and not just recession-related.
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At a turning point | With reform set to transform the industry, Modern Healthcare starts new era, too

By Merrill Goozner | December 08, 2012 | Print Magazine

The healthcare industry is on the cusp of its most dramatic transformation since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid. As the new editor of Modern Healthcare, I have been granted a precious gift.
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