Baptist Health South Florida, Bethesda to merge after 24-month transition

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/baptist-health-south-florida-bethesda-merge-after-24-month-transition?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRouvK7LZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4IT8ZlI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Image from <a href="https://baptisthealth.net/en/facilities/doctors-hospital/pages/default.aspx">baptistheath.net</a>.

Creating The Next Generation: The Payment Model We Need From Medicare

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/10/05/creating-the-next-generation-the-payment-model-we-need-from-medicare/

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Why California Put the Brakes on a Hospital Merger — and What it Means

http://www.californiahealthline.org/road-to-reform/2015/why-california-put-the-brakes-on-a-hospital-and-what-it-means

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Banner Health breaks ground on $160M emergency department in Phoenix

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/health-care-daily/2015/10/banner-health-breaks-ground-on-160m-emergency.html?ana=e_ptl_hc&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1443903015

Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, was one of two Banner hospitals to be included on a list of America's 100 best hospitals.

Allegheny Health Network sees itself near break-even in 2017

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2015/10/02/allegheny-health-network-sees-breakeven.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2015-10-02&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1443814572

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Value-based care: Will the industry ever be ready to ditch fee-for-service?

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/value-based-care-will-industry-ever-be-ready-ditch-fee-service/2015-10-02?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

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Three years into value-based purchasing, hospitals have little to show for it

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/three-years-value-based-purchasing-hospitals-have-little-show-it/2015-10-02?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

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Shift from fee-for-service to value-based models slower than expected

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/shift-fee-service-value-based-models-slower-expected/2015-09-30

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PwC’s Health Research Institute reports finds challenges remain for hospitals, systems but shift is inevitable