Freestanding heart hospitals is the end near?
Freestanding heart hospitals are not enjoying the same competitive advantages they have in recent years for several reasons: Regulatory policy seems to be turning against them. They no longer enjoy the same cost structure advantage. Technology shifts mean lower payment rates and higher costs for cardiac services. Their access to capital is diminished. Traditional hospitals are mounting more effective competitive responses, while entrepreneurial physician practice executives are pursuing alternative strategies that may lead to more competition for heart hospitals.
Ronning Healthcare Strategies, Portland, Ore, USA. philronning@aol.com
Philip L
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Ronning
Michael
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Nugent
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