FTC commissioner: Agency to continue ‘aggressive enforcement’ of hospital deals
A leader of federal antitrust enforcement touted a continuation of “aggressive” enforcement against hospital deals, even as the share of independent hospitals shrank to a historic low.
Consolidating Answering Services After Mergers Contains Costs, Increases Physician Satisfaction
Piedmont Healthcare stabilizes costs, improves clinical efficiency, and boost physician satisfaction through careful consolidation of physician answering services.
UnitedHealthcare Tackles a Key Social Determinant of Health
Andy McMahon of UnitedHealthcare Community & State describes how partnerships with community organizations are addressing housing insecurity as part of efforts to tackle the social determinants of health.
Congress Weighs Actions to Curb Hospital M&A
Congress is discussing a variety of ways to reduce mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among providers, including allowing more enforcement against not-for-profit entities, increasing funding of enforcement agencies, and eliminating payment incentives.
New Healthcare Partnerships and Technology Bring Real Competition to Health Systems
Robert P. Chamberlain discusses the move toward employer-offered health care and how health systems can compete.
The Art and Science of Integration
Healthcare organizations should consider seven key factors and related initial questions when contemplating a proposed integration initiative.
Understanding the Importance of Joint Venture Governing Documents on Fair Market Value
Karin Chernoff Kaplan discusses key questions for healthcare organizations considering partnerships.
Hospital M&A Deals Slow in 2018
Jan. 11—Hospital transactions declined in 2018, amid a shift in the most active types of organizations.
Acquisition Versus Independence: Will Hospitals Continue Acquiring Physician Practices?
Small and solo physician practices are finding better ways of coping with administrative burdens, making it more practical, and desirable, to maintain or return to independence.
Hospital Q3 Deals Active, But Off Recent Highs
Nov. 6—Hospital mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continued to set an aggressive pace in the third quarter of 2018, according to several tracking firms. However, the rate of deals was not this year’s fastest.