
Publications

A Year of Change for Community Hospitals
As 2017 comes to an end, we thought it would be helpful to The Governance Institute membership to provide some observations regarding the state of health system merger and acquisition...
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Is Healthcare a Charity, Social Service, or Business?
Board members of independent hospital companies are in the cross-hairs. They govern during a time of intense industry and societal change. Situated at the center of a national struggle, they...
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Membership Substitution Transactions: Why Are They So Misunderstood?
Membership substitution transactions are the most common form of business combination transaction in the nonprofit hospital industry. They are also widely misunderstood and the source of many mistakes. Many large...
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Hospital Industry Structure: Considering the Impact of the Affordable Care Act
In its 2010 Governance Institute white paper, Juniper Advisory described the ownership structure of the hospital industry in anticipation of the impact of healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act...
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Change, the One Constant
It is difficult to not get swept up into the tidal wave of speculative news about the changes that health systems may confront as we move into 2017. Every day...
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Partnership Road Map: Navigating Health System Integration
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?
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
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’
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
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
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
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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