Hospital CEOs list financial concerns as top worry, point to value-based care, study finds

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/hospital-ceos-list-financial-concerns-top-worry-point-value-based-care-study-finds

American College of Healthcare Executives report says patient safety and quality, governmental mandates rank 2nd and 3rd among the leaders.

Payment and Delivery System Reform in Medicare: A Primer on Medical Homes, Accountable Care Organizations, and Bundled Payments

Payment and Delivery System Reform in Medicare: A Primer on Medical Homes, Accountable Care Organizations, and Bundled Payments – Report

Figure 3: Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Models

Super-sized: Consolidations may lead to mega-regional systems in major markets

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/super-sized-consolidations-may-lead-mega-regional-systems-major-markets/2016-02-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6%252FOde%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsdiNK%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

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Calls for Transparency on Bad Physicians Grow Louder

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=PHY&content_id=323611##

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Whether physicians who are on probation should be required to disclose their probationary status to patients is a source of debate that’s getting hotter in California, where a patient advocacy group is testing the boundaries of transparency.

New Health Care Symposium: Dubious Health Care Merger Justifications—The Sumo Wrestler And ‘Government Made Me Do It’ Defenses

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/02/24/dubious-health-care-merger-justifications-the-sumo-wrestler-and-government-made-me-do-it-defenses/

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