Health System-Owned Physician Practices: Are Any Losses Acceptable?
Health systems that own physician practices should fully address losses those practices incur and take steps to remediate the issues underlying those losses.
The Value of IT Due Diligence During Hospital M&A
Health systems looking to enter a merger or acquisition should do a full study on the IT department of the acquired organization.
Medicare Advantage for More: A Pragmatic Alternative to Medicare for All
An expansion of Medicare Advantage presents an opportunity for the U.S. to test the waters of a single-payer system.
Transforming Accounts Payable: Opportunities, Challenges, and Next Steps
Education report that delves into the importance of revamping accounts payable and considering automation.
Grant Thornton: Optimizing the Ambulatory Workforce
One of Grant Thornton’s senior healthcare consultants addresses the topic of workforce management and the importance of a data-driven approach.
Optimizing Capital Structure Decisions Under the New Tax Law
A roundtable discussion about 2017 tax law changes and strategies for optimizing capital structure.
Who’s Afraid of a Little Risk?
The Medicare ACO modeled advanced by CMS has encountered some challenges, but it still holds promise if CMS addresses the flawed idea of retrospective attribution of patients to an ACO.
How to Grow High-Value Service Lines Effectively
Growing top-performing service lines can be an effective strategy for healthcare organizations to advance their business objectives.
Physician Distribution, Mobility, Fair Market Value and Compensation Surveys
An analysis of regional differences in physician compensation coupled with the general tendency against long-distance relocation shows there is no truly national market for established physicians. Rather, local market conditions must be considered in setting fair market value.
The Critical Role of Health Systems in the Nation’s Response to the Opioid Crisis
Although state and federal programs dedicated to the opioid crisis are helpful, communities—specifically hospitals and health systems—must be dedicated to making improvements.