Brown Thomas C, Werling Krist A, Walker Barton C, Burgdorfer Rex J, Shields J Jordan
McGuire Woods, LLP, Tysons Corner, Va., USA.
Healthc Financ Manage. 2012 Mar;66(3):114-8, 120.
Healthcare reform will impact hospital consolidation in three key areas: Payment rates will decrease, indirectly encouraging consolidation by forcing hospitals to find new ways to reduce costs and increase negotiating clout with suppliers and payers. The cost of doing business will increase as hospitals spend more on compliance, technology, and physician employment. The ACO model will encourage hospital network formation by rewarding integrated healthcare systems that can reduce costs and improve quality.
支付费率将会降低，通过迫使医院寻找新的方法来降低成本并增强与供应商及付款方的谈判影响力，这将间接鼓励合并。随着医院在合规、技术和医生聘用方面投入更多资金，运营成本将会增加。 accountable care organization（ACO）模式将通过奖励能够降低成本并提高质量的综合医疗保健系统来鼓励医院网络的形成。
