The survival of CO-OPs in the health insurance marketplaces may depend on CMS’s willingness to make changes to its risk/premium...

The Medicare Advantage (MA) program offers the potential for substantial savings for health systems that are able to attract sicker...

Integrating patient care principles into core values can boost performance New physician integration models give health system boards and...

Accountable Care News: October 2015, Thought Leaders’ Corner Accountable Care News approached Bill Eggbeer, Managing Director with BDC...

Healthcare Financial Management Association Announces BDC’s Bill Eggbeer as a Winner of hfm Magazine’s Best Article Award for FY2015...

Accountable Care News: August 2015, Thought Leaders’ Corner Accountable Care News approached David Fairchild, MD, Director with BDC...

With the transition to fee for value accelerating in healthcare markets across the nation, the time is at hand for providers to develop...

Catching Up with… David Fairchild, MD, MPH is a Director and Senior ACO Advisor at BDC Advisors, specializing in physician organization...

By Karen Wagner Although fee-for-service contracts still dominate the healthcare payment landscape, the progression toward value-based...

How to Know if it is Time to Partner and Issues to Consider in the Partnership Process The prospect and fear of disruption in healthcare...

Accountable Care News approached Dudley Morris, Senior Advisor with BDC Advisors, to discuss “Is a $50 consumer stay-in-network incentive...

Multiple studies have demonstrated healthcare consumers are increasingly making their ambulatory care decisions on the basis of speed,...

Accountable Care News approached David Fairchild, MD, MPH, Director with BDC Advisors, to discuss “Section 512 of the legislation...

This past June, leaders from health systems, outpatient services companies, health insurers, IT and equipment suppliers, health...

Deciding to Build, Buy, or Partner to Go to Market Many U.S. health systems have now become convinced that there are significant...

Although the number of acute care hospital mergers declined from 94 transactions in 2012 to 79 in 2014, the development of new regional...

Written by Emily Rappleye As providers think about population health management, they must approach value-based contracting arrangements...

The new reality of consumer-driven health care is prompting hospitals to make substantive changes to their marketing and contracting...

Accountable Care News March 2015, Thought Leaders’ Corner Accountable Care News approached Dale Anderson, M.D., Managing Director of BDC...

Population Health News, March 2015 By Bill Eggbeer and Krista Bowers, Managing Directors, BDC Advisors Health Systems are well on the way...