Healthcare as a zero-sum game: 7 key points
Written by Scott Becker and Molly Gamble | December 19, 2018

“Types of Healthcare Systems
Mergers and Key Questions to Assess Mergers
Headwinds Facing Systems
The Great Fear of Systems
What has Worked the Last 10 Years
What is Likely to Work the Next 10 Years
A Few Other Issues

Before starting the core of the article, we note two thoughts. First, we view a core strategy of systems to spend a great percentage of their time on those things that currently work and bring in profits and revenues. As a general rule, we advise systems to spend 70 to 80 percent of their time doubling down on what works (i.e., their core strengths) and 20 to 30 percent of their time on new efforts.

Second, when we talk about healthcare as a zero-sum game, we mean the total increases in healthcare spend are slowing down and there are greater threats to the hospital portion of that spend. I.e., the pie is growing at a slower pace and profits in the hospital sector …continue reading”

Original Content: Becker’s Hospital Review