Health Care Advisory Board

Are you ready to compete with Walmart?

May 13, 2013 | Video

One-third of your patients shop at Walmart every week—and this retailer is advancing toward the health care market.

BPCI update: Three-month delay, fewer metrics to report

April 30, 2013 | Blog Post

CMMI recently announced two significant changes to the BPCI initiative, allowing an extended deadline for the operational start date and a lighter reporting burden on quality.

Proactive Behavioral Health Management

April 12, 2013 | Research Briefing

Many providers are not prepared to detect and support this crucial (and frequent) patient need. Read our briefing for three steps to build a robust behavioral health continuum.

Next-Generation Supply Cost Savings

April 11, 2013 | Research Briefing

Explore a new sourcing strategy that offers the greatest opportunity to compress costs while unlocking value for the hospital and other stakeholders.

Three Key Elements for Successful Population Health Management

April 9, 2013 | Research Briefing

Examine the foundation of population health management: information-powered clinical decision-making, a primary-care led clinical workforce, and patient engagement and community integration.

The Clinical Integration Project

Serves hospitals, health systems, and physician organizations working to establish effective clinical integration (CI) programs, develop best practices for operating and refining the performance-focused physician network, and share ongoing lessons learned.

The Medical Home Project

Works with early medical home pioneers to establish medical home best practices; advance organizations in concrete, measurable ways; and share ongoing lessons learned in launching, refining, and expanding the medical home model.

The Medicare Breakeven Project

Offers ongoing support and guidance to hospitals and health systems preparing for the challenges of a market characterized by ever-greater reliance on publicly insured volume.

The Medicare Payment Innovation Project

Assists hospitals and health systems that are preparing for or participating in Medicare demonstrations, pilots, or programs that evaluate emerging payment models, including enhanced pay-for-performance, bundled payments, shared savings, and any other models sponsored by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.