Clinical Integration
FTC Provider-Merger Enforcement: Webinar recording from June 19, 2018 with Crowell & Moring
The authors find no consistent effect of mergers on the post-merger prices of neighboring non-merging hospitals.
We previously raised concerns about the most recent 鈥淭he Price Ain鈥檛 Right鈥 study by a group of academic economists that attempted to link hospital co
AHA responds to the CMS Request for Information on direct provider contracting.
The House last night voted 230 to 185 to approve the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act (H.R. 5645), AHA-supported legislation that would standardize the merger review process for the two federal antitrust agencies.
The 黑料正能量 Association supports H.R. 5645, the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018, also known as the SMARTER Act.
As our member hospitals and health systems continue to look for new ways to address the challenges of affordability and to promote value in the public policy debate, some members have developed several innovative approaches to providing rehabilitation services. HealthSouth Rehabilitation鈥
The challenge of aligning with government payment models often hampers progress, but alternate care systems have potential to ally incentives and coordinate care, which could dramatically reduce costs.
This is the second in a series of issue briefs highlighting data from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey Information Technology (IT) Supplement for community hospitals collected November 2016 鈥 April 2017. This brief focuses on provider sharing and use of clinical data and barriers to effective use of鈥
This is the first in a series of issue briefs highlighting data from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement for community hospitals collected November 2016 鈥 April 2017.