Consolidation in the healthcare industry is well-established and moving full-steam ahead. There were an average of 100 hospital transactions per year between 2011 and 2014, compared with 60 per year in the preceding four-year period.a More than 60 percent of U.S. hospitals are now part of a health system.b In most major metropolitan areas, the […]
As the temperature topped 98 degrees on the East Coast last month, I was reminded of the “deal heat” we often witness in healthcare transactions. Sometimes the intensity of negotiating deal terms can cause participants to lose perspective on the big picture. In our last post, we discussed the hot trends in hospital and insurer consolidation, […]
Providers and valuators often are tasked with determining the fair market value (FMV) of employee compensation arrangements. Although each arrangement has unique issues, most valuation processes start by looking at quantitative measures. Creating a buttoned-up analysis supported by published benchmarks is relatively simple. However, qualitative factors also influence compensation FMV. The Quantitative Standard Using […]
John M. Harris and Carol Davis write that health systems need to develop strategies to respond to four specific types of disruptive innovators in health care.
A health system’s efforts in deploying strategic network initiatives will be effective only if its leaders understand the unique factors affecting multi-provider networks.