Report
The Rural Hospital and Health System Affiliation Landscape - A Brief Review
Policy Paper, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
11/2018
Abstract
The shift from traditional fee-for-service to value-based payment requires major capital investment. Rural hospitals may be challenged by the volume-to-value transition because they may lack resources necessary to support new delivery models. As a result, many rural hospitals have considered affiliations with larger, better-funded regional health systems. However, rural hospital leaders often struggle to find the appropriate balance between local decision-making control and health system affiliation requirements. In this policy paper, we examine rural hospital and health system motivations for affiliation and present a non-exhaustive list of common affiliation structures with representative examples. Although hospital affiliation can take many forms, rural hospital leaders should develop a thoughtful strategy that weighs the benefits of affiliation versus independence.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Rural Hospital and Health System Affiliation Landscape - A Brief Review
- Creators
- Onyinye OyekaFred UllrichA Clinton MacKinneyJoseph LupicaKeith J Mueller
- Resource Type
- Report
- Publisher
- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
- Series
- Policy Paper
- Number of pages
- 16 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2018
- Academic Unit
- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; Health Management and Policy; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984214708102771
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