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Partnership Road Map: Navigating Health System Integration

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September 12, 2016

The decision to align with another health care organization is among the most important, if not the most important, undertakings for a hospital board. Selecting the right partner, strategy, timing...

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Do Hospital Affiliations Risk Becoming the Next Brexit?

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July 5, 2016

The European Union is an affiliation. Unlike a federal government, the United States for example, where members combine into a single sovereign nation, each member state of the EU remains...

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Defending the Deal: AG Review Process in Hospital Conversions

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April 15, 2016

As the delivery of health care continues to evolve and hospitals bear additional pressures to adapt to new payment models, more nonprofit hospitals are partnering with for-profit providers, through a...

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What Hospital Leaders Can Learn From ‘Downton Abbey’

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March 17, 2016

In its final season, “Downton Abbey” captured audiences by exploring a healthcare phenomenon set in rural England 100 years ago — and one still playing out across America today. The...

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Responding to the HIT Imperative: A Guide for Independent Hospitals

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February 1, 2016

Independent hospitals and small health systems face a daunting challenge in developing their healthcare IT capabilities to meet the requirements of value-based care. But they must carefully weigh their options...

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Affiliations: Matching Objectives and Risks

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January 15, 2016

Affiliations are contractual arrangements between two or more hospital partners in which they agree to work together on projects. No ownership or control is exchanged in affiliations; however, the term...

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The Hospital Joint Venture Handbook

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January 1, 2016

This joint venture handbook is based upon a series of articles that we began writing for The Governance Institute in the summer of 2014. One year later, many of the...

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3 Compensation Structures for a More Successful Transaction

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November 11, 2015

Eighty-seven percent of hospitals are considering alignment with another hospital or system as a part of their overall strategic planning, according to Dixon Hughes Goodman. This interest is primarily attributed...

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