title: 5 strategies for building a top-performing hospital.
abstract: A hospital's strategy for attaining high performance under value-based business models should focus on five key objectives: Building meaningful scale and scope; Focusing on more integrated care delivery and management; Attaining demonstrably high levels of clinical quality; Differentiating from the competition through superior customer service; Establishing a competitive cost position.
authors.affiliation: Health Strategies & Solutions, Clifton Park, NY, USA. kmccarthy@hss-inc.com
authors.forename: Kathleen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D004465:Economic Competition; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing