A Call to Order
Western Connecticut Health Network finds solution to integrating physician practices Supply chain executives in growing IDNs face a common dilemma: How to balance the traditionally…
Articles by The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
September 2015
Click Here to Read the current issue (w link to PDF download) The Value Analysis Equation Smart Screening Physician group compiles cancer screening recommendations,…
PRIVATIZING THE VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
By Lori Short, US Lifeline Analyst For years, the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) has been criticized for poor care, long wait times, and all-around mismanagement…
Knowing When to Quit
How long have you held on to a financial investment too long? What about a pet project or business model or idea? What about a…
Surveying the Physician Landscape
A new study on physician practice arrangements by the American Medical Association shows that most physicians provide care to patients in small practices. Even so,…
A Sky High Expense
The steadily rising price of nursing home care has made it less accessible to those in need. At one time considered a large expense, nursing…
In the Headlines
Washington: Providence to lease, operate clinics in Walgreens stores Providence Health and Services (Renton, WA) formed an agreement with Walgreen Co (Deerfield, IL) to lease…
CHC President & CEO on the Crucial Importance of Culture and Values
By Dan Nielsen CHC President & CEO on the Crucial Importance of Culture and Values In a recent interview with Mike Williams, President and CEO…
Molecular testing moves closer to the patient
“Polymerase chain reaction” and “DNA sequencing” might not be part of the sales rep’s vocabulary today. But the fact is, they probably will be, in…
Smart Screening
Physician group compiles cancer screening recommendations, and recommends…less Less may be more when it comes to cancer screening. “Study after study has consistently shown that…