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Today’s healthcare providers meet unprecedented challenges as they strive to provide excellent care for patients while remaining profitable. Whatever challenge you may face—whether it’s quality control, technology, or capturing a bigger share of a competitive market—you can count on us to provide solutions that fit your unique needs.

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Medicare ACOs and shared savings models

Medicare ACOs and shared savings models

This brief provides a financial analysis of the ACO opportunity, including a breakdown of ROI and cash flow possibilities.

 Medicare ACOs and shared savings models
Emerging issues: Summary of emerging accounting, tax and regulatory issues in 2011

Emerging issues: Summary of emerging accounting, tax and regulatory issues in 2011

PwC is pleased to share the 2011 edition of our Summary of Emerging Issues. The accounting, financial reporting, tax and regulatory compliance issues described in this summary have been specifically tailored to concentrate on areas of interest for not-for-profit organizations.

 Emerging issues: Summary of emerging accounting, tax and regulatory issues in 2011
Top health industry issues of 2012

Top health industry issues of 2012

This year's report provides more insight into the following trends: the impact of higher deductibles, how providers and insurers are teaming up for population health, potential drug shortages, health informatics, privacy and security, health insurance exchanges, pharma industry adapts to a post-blockbuster business model, social media in health, how politics may influence policy.

 Top health industry issues of 2012
Old data learns new tricks: Managing patient security and privacy on a new data-sharing playground

Old data learns new tricks: Managing patient security and privacy on a new data-sharing playground

Data is quickly becoming one of the health industry's most treasured commodities. Yet, health organizations are acutely aware that sensitive data can be easily compromised. In just the last year and a half, a breach of personal health information occurred, on average, every other day.

 Old data learns new tricks: Managing patient security and privacy on a new data-sharing playground
In the land of uncertainty, a map to prepare for the ACO model

In the land of uncertainty, a map to prepare for the ACO model

Is the drive to promote Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) an intriguing idea of the moment or a lasting trend? If the latter, should healthcare providers make their move now, or wait until the dust settles?

 In the land of uncertainty, a map to prepare for the ACO model
Quick thinking: Four key findings from health reform

Quick thinking: Four key findings from health reform

A condensed version of PwC's reports, providing the industry with some "quick thinking" about how health reform will change the business of healthcare. The brief explores four key findings around health IT, physician-hospital alignment, mobile health, and the health insurance exchanges.

 Quick thinking: Four key findings from health reform
Breakthroughs: The high-performing surgical program

Breakthroughs: The high-performing surgical program

Leaders must find new ways of approaching surgical care and strategy, from creating a true surgical team built around the patient, focused on quality, safety, and the most current best practices, to a shared responsibility for the appropriate use of technology.

 Breakthroughs: The high-performing surgical program
The new gold rush: Prospectors are hoping to mine opportunities from the health industry

The new gold rush: Prospectors are hoping to mine opportunities from the health industry

PwC surveyed US consumers and found they would be willing to spend more than $13 billion a year of their own money on new services. It's the promise of those new products and services that is enticing more and more businesses to turn to the US health system as an opportunity for innovation, differentiation, and profits.

 The new gold rush: Prospectors are hoping to mine opportunities from the health industry
Behind the numbers: Medical cost trends for 2012

Behind the numbers: Medical cost trends for 2012

This year's report indicates that the medical cost trend is expected to increase from 8% in 2011 to 8.5% in 2012. An interesting blend of reactions to the recession, the slow recovery, health reform, and other variables are factored into the medical cost trend in 2012.

 Behind the numbers: Medical cost trends for 2012
Breakthroughs: The coordinated ED

Breakthroughs: The coordinated ED

Dynamic health systems are maximizing the efficiency, throughput, and patient experience of today’s ED in a shrinking reimbursement environment. Hospitals and physicians are also envisioning how the ED fits into a coordinated care system, with appropriate care given at multiple access points.

 Breakthroughs: The coordinated ED
Health Reform: Prospering in a post-reform world

Health Reform: Prospering in a post-reform world

This PwC’ Health Research Institute report illustrates the mega trends that health executives will face as a result of health reform and provides recommendations on prospering in the post-reform world.

 Prospering in a post-reform world