8 FTC Interventions in Healthcare M&A Deals
In our new book we use chess as metaphor for health system planning. Unfortunately, health system mergers and acquisitions often look more like the video game Pac-Man to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) than chess. Because buyers appear to be gobbling up competitors and creating regional monopolies, the FTC is constantly intervening in purchases of physician practices and hospitals. (more…)
Aligning Providers to Reduce Readmissions for Medicare’s HRRP, ACOs, & BPCI
Medicare’s pay-for-performance reimbursement systems, and similar commercial payor systems, are financially hurting hospitals, health systems, and ACOs that can’t get readmissions under control. There are litanies of programs and structures for aligning acute care facilities, physicians, and post-acute providers to reduce readmissions. However, the process of feasibility, program selection, program design, and implementation is a challenging endeavor. (more…)
10 Successes in CVD, COPD Readmission Reductions
There are pockets of clinical excellence all over the U.S. At HCTA, our goal is to spread that excellence to everyone. Below are 10 examples of successful program efforts that are reducing hospital readmissions and saving lives with respect to cardivascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (more…)
Negotiating Radiology Stipends & Subsidies
7 Mistakes Imaging Centers Make During Sales
All imaging centers and radiologists are feeling reimbursement pressure from recent cuts. This list identifies 7 common mistakes that prevent imaging center sellers from getting the best price possible. (more…)