ABSTRACT
From more woes for managed-care firms to continued hospital mergers, particularly among not-for-profits, the staff of Modern Healthcare makes its predictions for the healthcare industry in the new year. And--which should come as no surprise to seasoned executives--1998 should turn out to be memorable, possibly invigorating and most certainly full of change.
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Delivery of Health Care/trends , Health Care Sector/trends , Community Networks , Cost Control , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated , Forecasting , Governing Board , Health Facilities, Proprietary , Health Maintenance Organizations/economics , Hospital Design and Construction , Investments , United StatesSubject(s)
Ambulatory Care Facilities/organization & administration , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/organization & administration , Hospitals, Proprietary/trends , Catchment Area, Health , Health Care Sector , Investments , Multi-Institutional Systems/trends , Product Line Management , United StatesABSTRACT
Our reporters make their prognostications for a dozen major segments of the healthcare industry in 1997. A common thread runs through them: as mergers and consolidations continue to sweet through the industry, communities and regulators are becoming increasingly concerned about whether the public interest is being served. And, our reporters say, scrutiny of such deals is going to get even more intense.
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Consumer Advocacy/trends , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/legislation & jurisprudence , Health Facility Merger/legislation & jurisprudence , Computer Communication Networks/trends , Facility Regulation and Control , Forecasting , Group Purchasing/trends , Health Facility Merger/trends , Health Maintenance Organizations/trends , Hospitals, Voluntary , Managed Care Programs/trends , Subacute Care/trends , United StatesSubject(s)
Attitude of Health Personnel , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated , Physicians/psychology , Contract Services , Data Collection , Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/statistics & numerical data , Employment , Health Care Surveys , Institutional Practice/trends , Organizational Innovation , Physicians/statistics & numerical data , Physicians/supply & distribution , Systems Integration , United States , WorkforceABSTRACT
It's put-up-or-shut-up time for healthcare providers in 1996. Two years ago, everyone talked about fixing the healthcare system. Not much happened. Last year, providers and politicians concentrated on squeezing medical costs. According to some of Modern Healthcare's key beat reports, this year it's back to the basics of running a business.