HFMA December 29, 2017
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS PLAN TO BUILD ON THE CARE DELIVERY REFORM LESSONS OF RECENT YEARS AND PUSH A RANGE OF INITIATIVES IN 2018 THAT ARE ENCOURAGED BY A GROWING NUMBER OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PAYMENT MODELS.
Following a post-election year of federal healthcare policy uncertainty, hospitals and health systems plan a renewed focus on care delivery and payment innovation in 2018. And these organizations’ leaders say they expect the decades-long shift to value-based care to pick up in some important ways.
Healthcare delivery innovations continue to spread and undergo local modifications to better reflect specific organizations’ circumstances, available resources, and varying patient needs. Meanwhile, however, the adoption and use of different delivery reforms continues to be fueled by...