Friday, August 13th, 2010
By Richard Cooper, MD, Guest blogger
University of Pennsylvania
On the 71st anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz,” Peter Orszag, the wizard of healthcare reform, returned to the pages of the NEJM, this time to tell the wonderfulness of his Affordable Care Act.
One of its great features is that it will penalize hospitals with excessive readmission rates, [...]
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
By Mike Daly
Former CEO, Baystate Health System
We have written at length about the struggles Massachusetts has experienced since revamping their own healthcare laws and requiring people to purchase health insurance. A man is currently suing the state, claiming he cannot be forced to purchase health insurance because he simply cannot afford to do so. He [...]
Monday, August 9th, 2010
By Kester Freeman
Former CEO, Palmetto Health
Healthcare reform will bring about major changes, and there are several critical areas that will require immediate attention from hospital executives. A recent article on the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) website discusses this topic in detail. I think it is important to share some of these details with you [...]
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
By Jennifer Mitchell
Editor, Action for Better Healthcare
By now, you probably see the pattern. Health reform will shift our current system of care from one that pays doctors and hospitals based on the amount of care they offer, to a payment system that encourages them to keep people healthy and out of hospitals.
Another example of this [...]
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
By Rick Norling
Former CEO, Premier healthcare alliance
As healthcare reform efforts begin to take shape, you can expect to see changes in the next five years or so in terms of how hospitals function and how they and various physicians offices offer care. Recently our blog team of former healthcare system CEOs discussed what we think [...]
