Becker’s Hospital Review has identified these 10 current trends facing hospitals and briefly explains each:
- Growth in high-deductible plans
- Accountable care organization growth
- Intensity of rivalries
- Reduced inpatient procedures
- Layoffs
- Narrow networks
- Shift from fee-for-service to population health/managed care
- Hugh growth in health IT spending
- Competition for physicians
- Staying independent
Source: Becker S and Gamble M. 10 concerns and trends facing hospitals right now. Becker’s Hospital Review, July 17, 2014. http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/leadership-management/10-concerns-and-trends-facing-hospitals-right-now.html
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