Hospitals of all types are affected by the pressures of population health management and consumerism, but academic medical centers (AMCs) have a unique challenge. On top of responding to these industry trends, they must also remain committed to their missions of providing quality medical education and conducting innovative academic research.

While AMCs have historically boasted a position of strength in the market, narrowing funding distributions, coupled with AMCs’ higher cost structure, threatens the current AMC business model. Download the full report to learn how AMCs can reinvent their value proposition by addressing four operational priorities.

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10 factors to consider in determining the AMC’s value in tomorrow’s market

AMC Outlook: A Business Model Under Threat

• Academic Medical Centers Seemingly Playing from a Position of Strength (p. 6)
• Market Forces, Structural Factors Growing Causes for Concern (p. 7)
• AMCs Not a Natural Fit for Medicare Risk (p. 8)
• Price Differentials Tough to Justify in a Shopper’s World (p. 9)
• Reputational Quality Not Necessarily Translating to More Objective Measures (p. 10)
• Still Figuring out the AMC’s Consumer Value (p. 11)
• High-Cost AMCs No Shoo-In for Narrow Networks (p. 12)
• Teaching, Research Cross-Subsidies Raise the Stakes for Clinical Revenue (p. 13)
• Existential Questions on the Agenda (p. 14)
• Operational Excellence Enables Strategic Evolution (p. 15)

Modernizing and Streamlining AMC Performance

• Reduce Direct Cost (p. 18)
• Strengthen the Physician Organization (p. 19)
• Drive System Integration (p. 22)
• Enhance the Patient Experience (p. 25)

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