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7 strategic drivers propel health systems to develop provider-sponsored plans
Health systems and other providers are increasingly developing their own health plans, many of which often include narrow networks. Here are seven reasons outlined in July 17 presentation at the Health Forum and American Hospital Leadership Summit in July.
1. Increase volumes
• Narrow networks at affordable rates can increase volumes for providers
• Potential to carve out local network arrangements with national companies
2. Greater control of premium
Leveraging Technology, Care Delivery, Patient and Family Education/Engagement, Rural issues, Strategic Planning, Leveraging Technology
AHA issues guide on hospital-community partnerships
Population Health
Helping hospitals create community partnerships
A new guide from the American Hospital Association’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative highlights promising practices for creating effective and sustainable hospital-community partnerships to build a culture of health.
Delivery System Transformation, Governance Effectiveness, Care Delivery, Strategic Planning, Issues & Trends
One thing leads to another
By now, you, as a hospital board member, are familiar with three terms that are driving much of the transformation underway in our field: value-based care, population health management and the continuum of care. To achieve the goal of improving the quality of the services our organizations provide — and doing so efficiently — we must understand how those three concepts intersect and how strengthening one strengthens the others.
Governance Effectiveness, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Care Delivery, Patient and Family Education/Engagement, Quality & Patient Safety
Combes to Retire as CHG President in Fall
John Combes, M.D., president of the American Hospital Association’s Center for Healthcare Governance and the AHA’s chief medical officer and senior vice president, will retire in October after almost 12 years leading the association’s governance and physician leadership efforts.
Leadership, Care Delivery
Embracing civility
We’re four months away from the presidential election, and a lot of Americans are already worn down by the nastiness, name-calling and inanity. Those of us with a low tolerance for watching grown-ups make wild-eyed accusations on TV may have to go back to reading books again. How extreme would that be?
Births of the Nation
Births in the Nation
3,977,745 births occurred in the U.S. in 2015, a 1% decline from 2014.
The decline follows an increase in births from 2013 to 2014, the first increase since 2007.
The rate among teenagers was 22.3 births per 1,000 an 8% decline from 2014.
The birth rate among teenagers has fallen more than 46% since 2007 and 64% since 1991.
The rate of preterm births increased slightly from 9.57% in 2014 to 9.62% in 2015.
Care Delivery, Quality & Patient Safety, Workforce
Hepatitis C, weight gain, football and more
Hep C deaths at all-time high
19,659: Number of U.S. deaths related to the hepatitis C virus in 2014, the highest number in history. The number of acute HCV cases hit 2,194 in 2014, more than 2.5 times the number in 2010.
Increased testing and increased access to treatment are considered the best ways to reverse the trend.
Financial Oversight, Governance Effectiveness, Leadership, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Operational Excellence, Care Delivery, Quality & Patient Safety
The hospital board and physicians, plus more news for health system trustees
AHA Resources
Understanding board’s role in hospital–physician relations
The American Hospital Association's Center for Healthcare Governance invites hospital executives, board members, clinical leaders and others to view a three-part webinar to help health systems continually assess physician relationships and develop collaborative, mutually beneficial strategies for effective recruitment, retention, high-quality patient experiences and outcomes, clinical innovation and transition of leadership.