The Value of Health Systems

Hospitals and health systems are transforming; redesigning how they deliver care to provide patients and communities with more convenient, cost-effective and innovative services. Mergers and acquisitions are one effective means for developing coordinated systems of care that fuel innovation and drive value-based care. Realignment is a direct response to the changing needs of communities, continuous financial pressures to reduce costs and the ever-present drive to improve quality for patients.

In this Leadership Dialogue episode, I talk with Tom Priselac, who recently retired after 30 years as president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai, based in Los Angeles.
Holzer Health System is the employer of 2,300 medical professionals offering almost one million square feet of patient-serving space, providing primary care needs as well as general and surgical specialties.
Not every patient gets to be equipped with a bedside, hospital-provided iPad to remain connected with family members and the world beyond hospital walls during their stay. But the pilot program initiated for patients by Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System has been a huge hit and looks to be…
The integration of two formerly separate health systems has also produced efficiencies including human resources, marketing, medical staff and pharmacy leadership.
This success story is among countless examples of lives made better by UCHealth, a not-for-profit health care system headquartered in Aurora, Colo. with hospitals and facilities throughout Colorado and affiliated hospitals in Wyoming and Nebraska.
The nation’s hospital systems overwhelmingly meet patient expectations when it comes to receiving care reveals a new national poll from Morning Consult and released by the American Hospital Association (AHA).
A new Morning Consult poll found health systems overwhelmingly meet patient expectations when it comes to receiving care.
Teams at hospitals and health systems understand that social needs and economic circumstances have a significant impact on an individual’s health and well-being.