Modern Healthcare May 5, 2017
The seismic shift to outpatient care is affecting nearly every facet of the delivery system.
Hospitals are rethinking their definition of market share, growing their clinic models and investing in telehealth. The drive to restructure the way care is delivered is so dramatic that organizations like Mercy now think of themselves as a large clinic that operates hospitals, said Michael McCurry, chief operating officer of the Missouri-based system.
Increasingly, COOs are leading this change across their organizations, ensuring that care coordination, reimbursement and technology systems are aligned. Modern Healthcare reporter Alex Kacik recently conducted a roundtable conversation with McCurry; Tracy Rogers, COO of Ascension Wisconsin; and Michael Hulefeld, COO of Ochsner Health System in Louisiana, to gain a deeper understanding...