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The Value of Health Systems

Mergers and acquisitions are one effective means for developing coordinated systems of care that fuel innovation and drive value-based care.
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The Value of Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Spectrum Health – Grand Rapids, Mich.

Responding to the Pandemic: Information, Care Expertise and Vaccines. Maintaining and Expanding Access. Fueling Innovation. Coordinating Care to Meet People Where They Are.
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The Value of Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic: SCL Health – Broomfield, Colorado

Health systems often serve as the major employer in their communities and serve as conveners of key stakeholders to leverage new strategies.
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The Value of Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advocate Aurora Health – Milwaukee, Wisc.

Advocate Aurora Health’s scale has been a critical asset that has allowed us to successfully respond to the financial, operational and clinical challenges created by COVID-19.
AHA in the News

Value of Health Systems Shown Clearly During the Pandemic

As our nation emerges slowly from the devastating effects of the pandemic, the value of America’s hospitals and health systems—and t
Case Studies

The Value of Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic: OhioHealth – Columbus, Ohio

Early in the pandemic, COVID-19 tests were shipped out of state, which lead to delays in patients receiving their results. In late March 2020, the OhioHealth Laboratory Services team developed the capability to run COVID-19 tests from around the system in our labs. A year later, over 500,000 tests have been analyzed by our lab team.
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Key Messages on Consolidation

The financial health of the hospital field has been shaken during the pandemic. Health systems have demonstrated benefits. Mergers expand the capacity of smaller and rural hospitals. A focus on hospital consolidation ignores larger market trends. The cost of providing care continues to increase. Critics of mergers too often rely on incomplete evidence. Commercial insurers do not always pass on savings from lower hospital prices.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Securing Your Future During Disruption

Leaders need to think strategically about the pandemic’s impact on health care in the near and long term and plan for a future defined by resilience and innovation while maintaining an unwavering commitment to high-quality care. Futurescan 2021-2016: Health Care Trends and Implications offers key data and insights on the clinical, operational and strategy landscape, and explores the pandemic’s ramifications.