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Hospitals and health systems face common challenges in making the transition to a de livery system characterized by value-based payments. Hospital and system trustees are faced with the daunting task of transforming business and health care delivery models to balance quality, cost, patient preferences and health status to achieve real value and outcomes. Balanced hospitals must have a thorough understanding of where they stand on this journey. Trustees need robust data as hospitals balance the drive to transform existing market forces.
Second-Curve Strategies
In 201 1, the American Hospital Association Committee on Performance Improvement identified 10 must-do strategies for hospitais to survive and thrive in the changing environment. These strategies are described in a new report, "Hospitals and Care Systems of the Future." Additionally, four are high-priority strategies required to be...