By Patricia Hines, PhD, RN and Kathleen Miodonski, BSN, CMAC The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program levels penalties against hospitals with "excessive readmissions" after risk adjustments have been applied.  The penalties will apply to all Medicare payments, not just payments associated with excessive readmissions. Hospitals with higher than expected 30-day readmission rates will incur penalties against…

Dr. Teresa Koenig and Dr. Eric Nielsen from our firm shared their insights on clinical integration at Becker’s Hospital Review’s annual meeting. Check out a recap of their session! http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/7-key-concepts-for-successful-clinical-integration.html

Becker’s Hospital Review has published Steve Gelineau and Virginia Tyler‘s article on critical steps hospitals need to take post merger.  This article first appeared in the Q2 2012 issue of The Camden Quarterly and is one of several articles we have written recently on mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry.  Read the article now, or visit…