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Participation levels by hospitals and physicians in alternative payment models has been widespread but results have been mixed.

Behavioral health patients often wait for days for a bed in an appropriate care setting. Is that the best way to treat psychiatric emergencies?

Hospitals and post-acute care providers are improving care, lowering costs and ensuring appropriate utilization by forming preferred provider networks.

Innovation projects can uncover hidden opportunities for improving outcomes and efficiency.

Pursuing high-value care through strategic growth and clinical integration, with increased attention to population health, remains the most sensible strategy, Ian Morrison says.

Strong post-acute care partnerships promise shorter length of stay, fewer readmissions, lower costs and higher quality.

Health care organizations need to build strategic flexibility into their relationships with vendors.

Board members can spread the word on health care's transformation, conference panelists say; AHA presents Rural Hospital Leadership Award to Mackinac Straits' Rodney Nelson.

Upstarts in lab testing may be the first to gain a foothold, if Uber and Amazon are any guide.

With less money and fewer health care professionals, developing countries are perfecting the art of doing more with less, John Glaser says.