Michael N. Abrams

Hospitals need to do their homework to form strong partnerships

High-quality, patient-centric services must be the basis for expansion into new markets.

Downstream providers will have a growing effect on health systems' reputation and bottom line.

Cost-cutting tactics, paired with flat or shrinking margins, make for an unsustainable business model in health care delivery. Something has got to change.

A survey of providers shows that most are in the thinking, talking and planning stages of implementing at-risk arrangements.

The time has come for organizations with superior outcomes to translate that critical asset into revenue. From defining your care model to refining your processes, here is how to monetize care value.

Organizations that move quickly toward a population health model will better navigate coming changes in reimbursement.

Introducing transparency to the health care marketplace will add a dimension of reality to the phrase "accountable care" that it currently lacks. Accountability to the marketplace will have real financial consequences attached to it.

Avoid penalties by collecting and analyzing data, then addressing the reasons for readmissions at your institution.

Health care executives have to ensure that new care models are implemented effectively and improved continuously.

Economic and clinical value can be the antidote to commoditization under bundled pricing.

Offering services for a fixed price can cut costs, but health care organizations first must ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place.