Innovation/New Models of Care
Hospitals participating in the first two years of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model reduced Medicare spending for hip- and knee- replacement episodes by an average 3.1 percent more than hospitals not participating in the program, without an increase in complication rates.
As we all work to reduce cost and improve value; deliver superior outcomes; create new innovative delivery models; and develop new strategic alliances, there’s great opportunity for innovation.
The health care field is transforming. New entrants and unique partnerships are accelerating this transformation. Hospitals and health systems are preparing for the future by investing in innovative technologies and cultures. Teams, technology and data will spur the advancement of care coordination…
These 10 events, forces and trends — based on the collective insights from leading health care experts — should be on the radar of hospitals and health systems in 2019 as they prepare for a full and robust year of disruptive innovations from new market entrants and vertical integrators.
It took nearly a year to complete the transaction, but CVS Health has closed on its acquisition of Aetna, creating what many analysts believe will be a transformational force in health care.
CVS Health yesterday announced it has completed its $69 billion acquisition of Aetna.
Parkview Health is working to develop a mobile app that would serve as an intervention for Indianans struggling with opioid-related substance use disorders. Parkview’s project received first place in this year’s AHA Innovation Challenge. Read more and watch a video.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the fifth in a series of hearings on reducing health care costs, which focused on improving affordability through innovation.
The health care field is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Vertical integrators and new market entrants see opportunity within this environment and are seeking to disrupt the status quo. Here are twenty questions on the potential impact of disruptors on current business models for leaders…
New health care market entrants and vertical integrators are challenging the traditional business models of both hospitals and health systems. This report from the AHA Center for Health Innovation outlines the moves hospitals and health systems can make to convert that challenge into an opportunity…