Hear Jean Chenoweth, SVP 100 Top Hospitals® program, discuss how she is working with healthcare leaders today to help them approach future challenges.
REVISIONS TO THE MEDICARE ACO PROGRAM – INSIGHTS FROM THOMSON REUTERS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just released the final regulations and schedule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program), formerly known as the ACO Program. The program’s final rule is significantly different from the draft rule published in the Spring of this year, with the main difference being the reduced cost and risk associated with the program. As a result, the final rule generated renewed interest in the program.
Read more about the opinion of Thomson Reuters experts on the Shared Savings Program.
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE: ADAPTING TO NEW MODELS OF PAYMENT
Learn how we are working with healthcare leaders to understand how to adapt to new models for payment and care delivery in this two-minute video with David Gray, practice leader for payment reform.
SHIFTING FROM PROMOTION TO PREVENTIVE CARE
Hear what our Consulting Manager Alex Skarulis has to say regarding the shift in marketing from promotion to preventive care and wellness. Skarulis also discusses how we help hospitals use data and insights to engage patients.
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE: ADDRESSING FRAGMENTATION
Watch our Senior Consulting Manager, Michael Udwin, MD, discuss the challenges of fragmentation and communication in hospitals today. Udwin also addresses the future of healthcare in terms of relevant care, value-based purchasing, and being accountable for long-term community care.
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE: RETHINKING PHYSICIAN ENGAGEMENT
According to Jennifer Marshall, director of analytic consulting and research services, “rethinking physician engagement” presents a major opportunity in today’s healthcare environment. In this two-minute video, you’ll find out why it’s important to engage physicians based on their specialty – rather than recruitment numbers – and consider how they will impact your organization in terms of:
- Strategic goals
- Financial performance
- Clinical quality
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE: NORTH CAROLINA HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE
Get a three-minute perspective on Health Information Exchange (HIE) from our partner Mark Bell, chief information officer of the North Carolina Hospital Association and primary creator of the North Carolina Healthcare Exchange (NCHEX). You’ll learn about NCHEX, how to begin building an HIE, and how Thomson Reuters can help.
HEALTH SYSTEM MEMBER HOSPITALS MAY PROVIDE BETTER CARE
Our latest 100 Top Hospitals® research reveals that hospitals that are members of a health system are more likely than non-system hospitals to win a 100 Top Hospitals award. And despite previous industry research that linked health systems with higher costs, we found that system hospitals spend less on pharmacy costs. Read more in the research brief.
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE: PARTNERING WITH PAYERS FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY
See what Janet Guptill, senior consulting manager, Thomson Reuters, has to say about partnering with payers to provide population health, basing decisions on data, and the benefits of an enterprise-wide HIE — all in this quick two-minute video.
WHAT MAKES HOSPITALS SUCCESSFUL?
Our new research paper, 100 Top Hospitals® CEO Insights: Keys to Success and Future Challenges, shares valuable observations on how CEOs of the top hospitals have led their organizations to success, what objectives they focus on to keep them there, and what challenges they will face in the next few years.
Since 1993, the 100 Top Hospitals program has used the winners’ performance data to set benchmarks for all hospitals to improve performance. Over time, we’ve often been asked how the winning hospitals are able to achieve and maintain this top performance. Through this survey research, we hope to bring you insights into why the top hospitals perform as they do, and share thoughts and priorities on top issues like reform, reimbursement cuts, and physician alignment.
So what did this year’s top CEOs have to say? Read the new paper to find out.
