Huron Consulting, the very large operational consulting firm, is expanding its health care line of business by acquiring the Studer Group, which does management consulting for health systems, for a whopping $325 million.
Humana reports that providers who are at risk in its MA program have better quality and cost outcomes that those that have more traditional reimbursement.
MedPAC has expressed again its serious concern about the CMS approach to quality reporting, which it views as having an excessive number of measures which are burdensome to report on and often have to little to do with actual meaningful outcomes.
Roper Industries, which has a growing health care line of business, has acquired Strata Decision Technology, which offers data analytics software to hospitals.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.