Integration of CM with WM

[Guest guest]

Joseph Garner:

 

It's interesting that you bring up the idea of a TCM hospital now.

It seems to be an auspicious time. I found this while surfing.

 

 

Jim Ramholz

 

 

 

The United States has a long tradition of some types of specialty

hospitals (e.g., children's, rehabilitation and eye and ear), but

those focusing on cardiovascular and orthopedic procedures are

relatively new, and they are rapidly increasing in number. Evidence

of the burgeoning of specialty hospitals comes from HSC's site

visits and local reports from around the country. Between 1997 and

2002, 11 specialty hospitals emerged in the 12 communities HSC

studies. Local newspaper accounts describe similar developments in

many other places. While comprehensive national data on these types

of specialty hospitals are not available, one report estimated that

50 or more such hospitals have already opened, and many more are

under construction. This trend appears to be a continuation of

providers' increasing emphasis on inpatient and outpatient specialty

services and physician ownership in outpatient facilities.

 

The reasons for specialty hospital development are complex and vary

across markets, but analysis suggests that three factors are

important drivers of this trend nationally: relatively high

reimbursements for certain procedures, physicians' desire for

greater control over management decisions affecting productivity and

quality and specialists' desire to increase their income in the face

of reduced reimbursement for professional services.