Scripps Health CEO discusses the changing face of healthcare and his hope for the future.
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Chris Van Gorder on 3 major themes of front-line leadership
AHL founder & CEO Dan Nielsen sat down for an in-depth interview with Chris Van Gorder, president & CEO of Scripps Health in San Diego, CA. This is a brief excerpt from that interview, during which Van Gorder describes 3 of the major themes of what he calls front-line leadership—the focus of his book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up.
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Chris Van Gorder on interviewing prospective employees
CEO Power Panel: Are your physicians ready for reform?
Like it or not, ready or not, MACRA is coming.
Anxiety is rippling through the healthcare industry as the initial reporting period for Medicare’s new payment system for physicians fast approaches. Modern Healthcare’s latest CEO Power Panel survey reveals leaders are bracing for uncertainties and challenges generated by the law, formally titled the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
This coming phase will be extremely painful for doctors, CEOs worry, even as they applaud the overarching goal of paying for healthcare on the basis of quality over quantity. They are keenly aware of the near-term challenges of managing these growing pains and of successfully mitigating potential negative consequences. But they are also optimistic—even confident—that patients and physicians stand to benefit in the long run.
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Why the Lahey-Beth Israel merger has failed three times
Why have 2 Boston hospitals failed to merge — 3 times?
Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Health and Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess have attempted to join forces numerous times, but to no avail.
They tried to merge in 2011. They took another stab at it when they teamed up with Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health in 2012. Merger talks were once again sparked earlier this year, only to fall through in September.
Despite the effort, the health systems can’t seem to pull it together and unite. But their attempts at merging show more than a lack of a solid relationship — they provide a deeper look at the background of healthcare in Massachusetts and the power of market share.
What 4 health system CEOs think of hospital consolidation
There is a great deal of consolidation occurring in the healthcare industry today, and whether that is good or bad news to health system CEOs depends on their organization’s market and M&A track record.
During a panel discussion at the Becker’s Hospital Review 4th Annual CEO Roundtable + CFO/CIO Roundtable in Chicago, Chuck Lauer, former publisher of Modern Healthcare, asked the speakers to offer their thoughts on provider consolidation.
Here’s how CEOs responded.
