Austin Kirkland

For providers to thrive under healthcare payment and delivery model reform, the patient experience must align with the patient expectation.

Can you think of any other industry that is, or needs to be, more personalized and service-oriented than healthcare?

A healthcare revolution is underway and a fundamental change in healthcare delivery and payment models is taking place. Only highly-integrated networks with proven care management capability will be optimally positioned to compete in the new environment.

The reasons for aligning with a hospital are changing, which makes integration even more complicated.

When medical practices consolidate through a merger or acquisition, they do so today for the same reasons they did 20 years ago. Today, however, the stakes are higher, and three essentials must exist prior to the merger for positive returns.

There are arguably more factors impacting the healthcare revenue cycle today than at any other time in history.

There are arguably more factors impacting the healthcare revenue cycle today than at any other time in history. The result is an increasingly unpredictable and dynamic revenue cycle that requires constant organizational adaptation and vigilance.