Size should matter: Five ways to help healthcare systems realize the benefits of scale

Posted on March 24, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Autonomous Hospitals, Culture, Goals, Health System, Healthcare Costs, Hospital, Integration, Mission, Performance Targets, Quality of Care, Service Delivery Model, Service Lines, Shared Service Centers, Standardized Clinical Protocols, System Level Performance, Value-Based Healthcare, Vision • Leave a comment

http://www.strategyand.pwc.com/reports/size-should-matter

PwC: Large hospital systems fail to achieve economies of scale

Posted on March 24, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Decision Rights, Dissimilar Cultures, Health System, Healthcare Costs, Hospital, Operating Models, Operating Performance, Quality of Care, Redundant Service Lines, Site-Level Financial Leadership, Standardized Clinical Protocols, Standardized Procedures, System Level Performance, Value Based Health Care • Leave a comment

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/pwc-large-hospital-systems-fail-achieve-economies-scale/2016-03-23?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=%257B%257Blead.Id%257D%257D&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvqjKce%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ARMBjN6%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

But on their own, large hospitals operate more cost-effectively than small hospitals

CHI’s Hospitalist Program Standardizes Care, Lowers Costs

Posted on May 14, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Clinical Benchmarking, Health System, Healthcare, Hospital, Hospitalists, Population Health, Standardized Clinical Protocols • Leave a comment

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/FIN-315973/CHIs-Hospitalist-Program-Standardizes-Care-Lowers-Costs