Academic medical centers face stiffer local competition because community hospitals are being acquired by regional and national health systems.
Academic medical centers are under the same pressure as all providers to become more consumer-friendly.
Because of pricing pressure from payers and consumers, academic medical centers can no longer use clinical revenue to subsidize research and teaching.
Professor of Law and Professor of Health Management and Policy
Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health
Steven Gudowski, MBA, C-PM(APF), MT(ASCP)
Administrator, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Professor of Law and Professor of Health Management and Policy
Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health
Get ready for a future of rampant healthcare consolidation
By Lindsay Resnick, executive vice president, Wunderman Health
Healthcare consolidation is rampant – and it’s placing huge demands on organizations to prepare for a future of fierce competition for informed consumers.
Consumerism coming to healthcare: Opportunities and obstacles
By Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor
Winning empowered consumers has become critical at a time when patients are demanding more in response to rising costs.
Study: Despite Improvements, Academic Medical Centers Trail Non-Academics on Cost and Quality Metrics
Study
Academic medical centers (AMCs) have earned strong reputations for cutting-edge and specialty care, but a new analysis shows AMCs trailing non-AMCs across cost and quality measures.