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BDC Advisors
Jul 21, 20231 min read
Strategic Actions in Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on every health care system, health plan, and provider in the U.S. It is essential for health care...
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BDC Advisors
Jul 21, 20231 min read
Pathway for Strategic Reopening
COVID-19 continues to have a profound impact on every aspect of the health care industry and our lives; but focus has begun to shift...
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BDC Advisors
Jul 21, 20231 min read
Dealing with Disruption: COVID-19 Strategic Reopening & Recovery Planning
This Working Paper provides a 4-part plan for successful strategic reopening and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Immediate actions...
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Alan Trimakas, MBA Principal
Jul 14, 20233 min read
Healthcare Strategy in the Age of Consumerism: Meeting Patient Expectations in a Digital World
July 2023 In today’s digital era, consumer expectations are revolutionizing the healthcare landscape. Patients now expect personalized,...
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Jonathan Felix, MBA Principal & Catrina Bell, MBA Manager
Jul 14, 20232 min read
The Intersection of AI and Healthcare Strategy: Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies
July 2023 The healthcare industry is witnessing a profound transformation as emerging technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence...
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Richard E. Wesslund
Jun 29, 20239 min read
Collaborating for Value: The Path to Successful Academic/Community Relationships
ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS (AMCS) AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS ARE DISCOVERING THAT FORMING PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS SHORT OF MERGERS CAN ...
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Shawn Fitzgibbon, MPH
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Optimizing Alternate Sites of Care in Support of Value Based Contracting Strategy
June 2023 Consumers, payers, and providers all have an interest in lowering cost and improving clinical outcomes and quality in...
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Mitch Morris, MD, Jonathan Felix, MBA, Tina Modi, MBA
Jun 1, 202310 min read
Disrupting the Health System from Within
Hospital leaders should make bold moves to keep competitors at bay. As the health care industry goes through changes, legacy health ...
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Tina Modi, MBA and Stacie Leutner, MBA
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Specialty Pharmacy: Managing in an Ever-Changing Environment
June 2023 In recent years, increased scrutiny of the 340B Drug Pricing Program has put additional pressures on hospital systems and...
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Sem Shtulberg, MBA , Alan Trimakas, MBA , Shawn Fitzgibbon, MPH
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Developing Effective Provider Sponsored Health Plans – A Strategy for Provider Vertical Integration
After years of unreliable predictions about value-based care, the time has come for providers to stop trying to predict the future and ...
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M. Orry Jacobs, MBA
Mar 9, 202310 min read
3 considerations and 8 steps for creating an HaH program
3 considerations and 8 steps for creating an HaH program With a roughly two-year goal of being able to deliver acute hospital care to up...
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Andrew Ziskind, MD, Sem Shtulberg, MBA
Mar 6, 20234 min read
Where Have All the Doctors Gone?
Health Systems Must Learn to Better Compete for Physician Talent to Confront an Existential Threat. The COVID-19 pandemic painfully...
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Alan Trimakas, MBA, Steve Weylandt, MHA, Robert A. Dickinson, MBA, Tom Kruse Sr. Vice President
Mar 6, 20238 min read
New IDS merger aims to improve value and access for its communities
Two health systems in the Pacific Northwest decided the time is ripe for the kind of merger that can begin to meaningfully transform our...
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David G. Anderson, PhD, Dudley E. Morris, Sr. Advisor
Feb 28, 202311 min read
Healthcare venture investing: How to succeed in a white-hot market
Healthcare venture investing: How to succeed in a white-hot market While the world suffered through the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. ...
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Robert A. Dickinson, MBA Managing Director & Richard E. Ward, MD Senior Advisor
Feb 23, 20236 min read
Three steps for executing an effective consumer-driven physician strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented need for hospitals and health systems to collaborate with physicians in redesigning...
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BDC Advisors
Feb 17, 20231 min read
INFOGRAPHIC: Hospital-at-Home Readiness
Health systems are taking a new look at Hospital-at-Home programs. Why? Among other reasons, the maturation of technologies & processes...
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M. Orry Jacobs, MBA
Feb 15, 20236 min read
Have hospital-at-home programs finally come of age?
Hospital-at-home programs have existed for more than 20 years. But only recently have they started to build momentum. The COVID-19...
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Dudley E. Morris
Feb 12, 20237 min read
SDOH: An emerging population health priority
In recent years, both public health and not-for-profit organizations have increasingly been focused on addressing social determinants of...
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David G. Anderson, PhD
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Moving Forward: Turning COVID-19 Lessons Learned into Opportunities
In this BDC Working Paper, Dave Anderson, PhD and Pam Nicholson, MBA analyze the strategic issues health systems need to address to ...
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BDC Advisors
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Targeted Strategies for Provider Sponsored Health Plans
Provider Sponsored Health Plans need to act to stabilize provider networks and revenue streams. We share specific immediate and near-term...
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