The Governance Institute convened a roundtable specifically addressing preparations healthcare organizations are/considering making to address lower payment schemes including less capital spending, accelerated alignment efforts with doctors, mergers and alliances, developing new delivery models for primary care, etc.
Further, attendees discussed how they are dealing with resistance to financial changes and feedback from the community concerning healthcare reform. Governance Institute advisor Barry S. Bader, and vice chairman,
James A. Rice, Ph.D., FACHE facilitated the discussion.