Health care partnerships must be accountable, based on data.
A successful health-care partnership with employers depends on agreeing to goals and measures of success as well as sharing a wide range of clinical and claims information. The following case study tells how Twin County Community Hospital, the only hospital in Galax, VA met the demands of a group of employers for better service, lower costs and a more stable relationship, even though it had what it describes as good relations with the community and a long-standing tradition of minimal pricing.
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Twin County Community Hospital, Galax, VA.
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D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D003625:Data Collection; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014768:Virginia