7 Steps For Payer/Provider Contract Negotiations and Relationship Building: Insights From 25 Years at the Table
We need to build relationships and partnerships, not engage in head-to-head combat.
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How Does Your Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO Compare? Updated w/2018 Results
On September 30, 2019, CMS released the 2018 MSSP results. 548 MSSP ACOs were active in Performance Year 2018, serving…
Is Your Board Misaligned?
All too often, board members misunderstand a hospital or health system’s strategic and operating risks
Rural Hospital Guide to Improving Care Management
The guide provides rural hospital executive and management teams with generally accepted best practice concepts related to care management.
The National Rural Health Resource Center Releases A Rural Guide to Improving COPD Care
The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) contracted with Stroudwater Associates on this project.
Patient-Centered Medical Home & Team-based Care: Two Complementary Models to Achieve Optimum Benefits for Practices and Patient Care
by Louise Bryde, Principal The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of care and the Team-Based Care Model share several important characteristics:…
Strategic Options: Understanding the Risks
Traditional operating strategies that sustained community hospitals in the past will not sustain them into the future. Where do community…
Stroudwater Promotes Two Consultants, Welcomes New Consultant, Accepts Patriot Award
Opal Greenway & Jonathan Pantenburg promoted to principal | Zach Boser joins firm | Jeff Sommer accepts Patriot Award in…
Three Critical Components For Joint Venture Ambulatory Surgery Center Success
Joint venture ASCs are driven increasingly by physician-hospital alignment rather than the immediate margin lift from hospital outpatient department rates.