title: Top 10 things hospitals need to know about health reform ... but were afraid to ask.
abstract: The top 10 critical areas of reform that are of concern to hospitals include: Understand financial implications. Do more with less. Optimize revenue cycle, labor productivity, and supply chain. Move patients from self-pay to coverage. Make quality job No.1. Prepare for transparency. Deal with infections. Implement physician alignment. Move from volume to value: accountable care organizations. Obtain HITECH funding.
authors: Premier Healthcare Alliance, Charlotte, NC, USA. susan_devore@premierinc.com
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: DeVore
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D014481:United States