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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 Print Magazine Subscription Details
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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Pay for value | Survey shows executive compensation at hospitals, systems continues shift to rewards for outcomes—financial and clinical
By Ashok Selvam | August 10, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
When voters OK'd a ballot measure intended to limit what El Camino Hospital could pay its executives and managers, the hospital's board worried about the implications for hiring.
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Package deals | Despite increased scrutiny, executive pay at not-for-profit hospitals still on the rise
By Melanie Evans | August 10, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
With not-for-profit healthcare systems facing growing scrutiny of their executive compensation, median total pay for the top 25 highest paid CEOs climbed 12% as base salaries grew 3% year over year.
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The big squeeze | CHS-HMA merger tightens the vise on independent hospitals
By Beth Kutscher | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The proposed $3.9 billion tie-up between Community Health Systems and HMA highlights the rise of the hospital mega-system as a response to declining inpatient volumes and payment rates.
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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 Print Magazine Subscription Details
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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Telling their stories | Healthcare marketing, advertising emphasize the personal approach as providers find new ways to connect with patients
By Rachel Landen | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
It isn't often someone can enter an OR and watch doctors perform surgery. But Memorial Health Care System has allowed the public to do just that—through the Web.
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Still seeking best practices | Annual ACO survey shows care coordination remains a work in progress for many providers
By Melanie Evans | July 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Most of the 37 organizations responding to Modern Healthcare's third annual survey of ACOs reported that efforts to track their performance included care-coordination measures.
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A different kind of Medicaid expansion | Medicaid managed-care insurers prepare to offer plans on insurance exchanges, testing whether more Americans are ready for economy-class coverage
By M.P. McQueen | July 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The entry of Medicaid managed-care insurers into the exchange market will test whether a broader segment of Americans will accept the economy-class health coverage.
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The hard sell | Coverage expansion backers must parry political opposition
By Merrill Goozner | July 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Nearly a decade ago, the first-year growing pains of the Medicare drug benefit drew a heated yet largely supportive political response.
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On the watch list | Home healthcare providers draw increasing scrutiny from anti-fraud enforcers
By Joe Carlson | July 20, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Home care is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the healthcare industry. Increasing business and higher spending also mean rising opportunities for fraud.
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