33: Are mega systems the future?

In this second episode on consolidation, Host Rachel (Rae) Woods sits down with health system expert, Ben Umansky, to talk about the impact Covid-19 may have on hospital consolidation. For many years, experts have been predicting an extreme view of what hospitals could look like in the future—including a world of mega health systems and the death of the independent hospital. Together, Rae and Ben explore the how real that prediction is, unpack the true long-term impact of Covid-19 on consolidation, and offer the no-regrets tactics every organizations should take regardless of size. Links: Are you a SINO ('System In Name Only')? Why so many health systems get 'systemness' wrong. Why most systems struggle with systemness Why do so few big health systems achieve 'clinical advantage'? Hospital mergers always promise 'economies of scale.' Why do so few deliver? Ep. 32: Are independent physicians going extinct? Not so fast.