Medicare’s new Rural Emergency Hospital model will debut in January 2023. Could it be right for you? Here’s an in-depth look at some implications for finances, strategy, and mission. | By Dawn Carter
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Case Study
Steering Two Competing Systems Toward a Population Health Center
Competition is often cited as the key to controlling healthcare costs, but when two systems compete in a small market, it’s often quality that gets discounted – not prices. | By Dawn Carter
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Guide
Recruiting Healthcare Professionals: The Ascendient Guide
Recruiting healthcare professionals is a top priority for any hospital or health system, but too often, those efforts are formulaic rather than strategic. In this Guide, we show you how to implement a recruitment plan that accounts for maintenance, compliance, and growth. | By Brian Ackerman
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Case Study
Community Health Assessments: Taking a Collective Approach
In Baltimore County, a collective approach to the traditional community health assessment helped to save money, broaden public participation, and build alignment among providers. Here’s a look behind the scenes of the countywide effort. | By Brian Ackerman
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Healthcare Horizons
Healthcare Strategic Planning: Forget the 5 Pillars
Healthcare strategic planning is very different from operational excellence – and conflating the two is especially dangerous in an era of rapid transformation. Here are three ways to know the difference: Think bucket lists, fingerprints, and barometers. | By Dawn Carter
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Whitepaper
Image vs. Reality: Mercatus, CON and Statistics in Search of Meaning
Executive Summary Medical imaging has become the latest battlefield for economic theorists who mistakenly believe that the U.S. healthcare system is a typical marketplace in need of deregulation. Critics are now claiming that Certificate of Need laws (CON) have restricted access to imaging services, resulting in the need for patients to cross state lines. Although… Read More
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