Newsletter: How the Healthcare Landscape is Changing

Posted on 01/03/2018 by CATALYSIS

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We know traditional care in the United States is too expensive. The cost structures of hospitals are a big part of the problem. Therefore, we are seeing disruption in the hospital industry. Hospital administrators are taking notice of recent trends, including:

Free-standing, low-cost "neighborhood" hospitals
Hospital at Home services
Health systems taking the care process to the patient
Mergers with insurers and doctor clinics

Read more in HBR

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